#6F2E1F Color

#6F2E1F is rgb(111, 46, 31) in RGB, hsl(11, 56%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 72%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Organ) (#6C2E1F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6F2E1F

HEX#6F2E1F

RGBrgb(111, 46, 31)

HSLhsl(11, 56%, 28%)

HSVhsv(11, 72%, 44%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 72%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(38.9% 0.096 34.4)

LABlab(28.32% 28.65 24.24)

LCHlch(28.32% 37.53 40.24)

What #6F2E1F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6F2E1F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Liver (Organ)#6C2E1FΔE 1.57 Sangria#5E1916ΔE 8.7 Philippine Brown#5D1916ΔE 8.88 Persian Plum#701C1CΔE 9.16 Seal Brown#59260BΔE 9.16 Garnet#733635ΔE 10.81

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#6F2E1F Channel Values

How #6F2E1F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 111 · G 46 · B 31	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 11° · S 56% · L 28%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 11° · S 72% · V 44%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 59% · Y 72% · K 56%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.06:1 vs white · 2.09:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6F2E1F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6F2E1F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6F2E1F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6F2E1F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #6F2E1F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6F2E1F

Protanopia#3F3F1E

Protanomaly#56391F

Deuteranopia#4B4B1A

Deuteranomaly#5C411C

Tritanopia#702C2C

Tritanomaly#6F2D28

Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #6F2E1F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6f2e1f: #6F2E1F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6F2E1F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6f2e1f': '#6F2E1F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.180, blue: 0.122)

Android XML<color name="color_6f2e1f">#6F2E1F</color>

SVG fillfill="#6F2E1F"

More Red Colors

#6F2E1F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#6F2E1F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6F2E1F?

#6F2E1F is a dark red — rgb(111, 46, 31) in RGB and hsl(11, 56%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Organ) (#6C2E1F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.57.

What is the RGB value of #6F2E1F?

#6F2E1F is rgb(111, 46, 31) — red 111, green 46, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6F2E1F?

#6F2E1F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 72%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6F2E1F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6F2E1F scores 10.06:1 against white and 2.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6F2E1F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6F2E1F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 19.82, which is visibly different.

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