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Coffee (#6F4E37)

The hex code for Coffee is #6F4E37. It is rgb(111, 78, 55) in RGB, hsl(25, 34%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 56%) in CMYK — a dark brown. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6F4E37
HEX#6F4E37
RGBrgb(111, 78, 55)
HSLhsl(25, 34%, 33%)
HSVhsv(25, 50%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.057 55.6)
LABlab(36.42% 12.13 19.40)
LCHlch(36.42% 22.88 57.98)

Colors Closest to Coffee

Coffee is a registered color name, also listed as Tuscan Brown. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#6F4E37 Channel Values

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

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 111 · G 78 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 34% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 50% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 50% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.44:1 vs white · 2.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Coffee 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 text7.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Coffee

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Coffee; 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 Coffee

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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Shades

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How Coffee 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#6F4E37
Protanopia#555537
Protanomaly#605237
Deuteranopia#5B5B35
Deuteranomaly#635636
Tritanopia#714C4C
Tritanomaly#704D44
Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #6F4E37 in Code

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

CSS custom property--coffee: #6F4E37;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6F4E37;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'coffee': '#6F4E37' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.306, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="coffee">#6F4E37</color>
SVG fillfill="#6F4E37"

More Brown Colors

Coffee sits in the brownfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6F4E37 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Coffee?

The hex code for Coffee is #6F4E37. That is rgb(111, 78, 55) in RGB, hsl(25, 34%, 33%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 56%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #6F4E37?

#6F4E37 is rgb(111, 78, 55) — red 111, green 78, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6F4E37?

#6F4E37 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6F4E37 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6F4E37 scores 7.44:1 against white and 2.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6F4E37 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6F4E37 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 24.24, which is visibly different.

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