Coffee #6F4E37

#6F4E37Coffee
HEX#6F4E37
RGBrgb(111, 78, 55)
HSLhsl(25, 34%, 33%)
HSVhsv(25, 50%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.057 55.6)
OKLABoklab(45.4% 0.032 0.047)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 56%)

Coffee (#6F4E37) is a dark, muted brown hue. Coffee brown is a roasted, medium-dark brown; a natural fit for cafe and roastery branding.

In RGB it is made of 111 red, 78 green and 55 blue. Its HSL hue angle is 25° with 34% saturation and 33% lightness, while its perceptual OKLCH lightness is 45% with a chroma of 0.057. For print, a starting CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

As a text color on white, Coffee has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text. On black it reaches 2.82:1 and fails AA. If you use Coffee as a background, put white text on it. The APCA lightness contrast is Lc 18 for black text and Lc -91 for white text.

Its perceptual complement is #355B72, close to charcoal. Colors that look most similar are chocolate, eggplant, brown. It looks fairly similar to people with red-green color blindness (ΔE 4), so its meaning mostly survives.

Contrast

Text on white · 7.44:1 AA ✓
Text on black · 2.82:1 ✗
White on Coffee · APCA Lc -91
Black on Coffee · APCA Lc 18

Shades and tints of coffee

Color harmonies

ComplementaryAnalogousSplit complementaryTriadicTetradicMonochromatic

How coffee looks with color blindness

Protanopia: #585135Deuteranopia: #5F5837Tritanopia: #784848Achromatopsia: #555555

Similar colors

Chocolate#7B3F00Eggplant#614051Brown#964B00Wine#722F37Taupe#483C32Hunter Green#355E3BCharcoal#36454FMaroon#800000

FAQ

What is the hex code for coffee?

The hex code for coffee is #6F4E37, which is rgb(111, 78, 55) in RGB.

What text color goes on coffee?

White text. Its contrast with coffee is 7.44:1.

What color is the complement of coffee?

The perceptual (OKLCH) complement of #6F4E37 is #355B72.

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