What color is #6F6651?

#6F6651 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6651?

The RGB value is 111, 102, 81: 111 red, 102 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6651?

The complementary color is #515A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6651?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6651 color

#6F6651 rgb(111, 102, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F6651 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 40% green and 31.8% blue (111, 102, 81).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6F6651 color codes

HEX	`#6F6651`
RGB	`rgb(111, 102, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 40%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.47, -0.11, 13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.47, 13.18, 90.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.792, 13.477, 9.71)`
Decimal	`7300689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6651, 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 #6F6651	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6651 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #6F6651 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6651; }
.text { color: #6f6651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6651; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 102 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6651, #696f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6F6651?: #6F6651 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6651?: The RGB value is 111, 102, 81: 111 red, 102 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6651?: The complementary color is #515A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6651?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.