What color is #6F6559?

#6F6559 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6559?

The RGB value is 111, 101, 89: 111 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6559?

The complementary color is #59636F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6559 color

#6F6559 rgb(111, 101, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6559 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 39.6% green and 34.9% blue (111, 101, 89).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#6F6559 color codes

HEX	`#6F6559`
RGB	`rgb(111, 101, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 39.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.37, 1.78, 8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.37, 8.43, 77.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.012, 13.408, 11.352)`
Decimal	`7300441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6559, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6F6559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6F6559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6559; }
.text { color: #6f6559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 101 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6559, #6e6f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6559?: #6F6559 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6559?: The RGB value is 111, 101, 89: 111 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6559?: The complementary color is #59636F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.