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#6F3A21

#6F3A21 is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Walnut. In RGB it’s made of 43.5% red, 22.7% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 54% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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This color as text on black

2.30:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6F3A21 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#6F3A21
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #6F3A21

What color is #6F3A21?

#6F3A21 is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Walnut. In RGB it’s made of 43.5% red, 22.7% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 54% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #6F3A21 in RGB?

#6F3A21 is rgb(111, 58, 33): 111 red, 58 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #6F3A21 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 48, 70, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #6F3A21?

PANTONE 168 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #6F3A21?

Its complement #024E6A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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