What color is #6F694F?

#6F694F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F694F?

The RGB value is 111, 105, 79: 111 red, 105 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F694F?

The complementary color is #4F556F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F694F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F694F color

#6F694F rgb(111, 105, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F694F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.2% green and 31% blue (111, 105, 79).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#6F694F color codes

HEX	`#6F694F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 105, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.3, -2.18, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.3, 15.66, 98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.018, 14.047, 9.421)`
Decimal	`7301455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F694F, 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 #6F694F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F694F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #6F694F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f694f; }
.text { color: #6f694f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f694f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 105 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f694f, #656f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F694F?: #6F694F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F694F?: The RGB value is 111, 105, 79: 111 red, 105 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F694F?: The complementary color is #4F556F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F694F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.