What color is #6F7678?

#6F7678 is a gray known as Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Volcanic Ash?

The RGB value is 111, 118, 120: 111 red, 118 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Volcanic Ash?

The complementary color is #78716F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7678?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Volcanic Ash color: hex code #6F7678

#6F7678 rgb(111, 118, 120)

Shades of gray

Volcanic Ash has the hex code #6F7678. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.3% green and 47.1% blue (111, 118, 120).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

Volcanic Ash (#6F7678) color codes

HEX	`#6F7678`
RGB	`rgb(111, 118, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, -2.2, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 2.98, 222.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.423, 17.692, 20.315)`
Decimal	`7304824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Volcanic Ash, 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 #6F7678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #6F7678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7678; }
.text { color: #6f7678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 118 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7678, #6f7278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6F7678 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6F7678?: #6F7678 is a gray known as Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Volcanic Ash?: The RGB value is 111, 118, 120: 111 red, 118 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Volcanic Ash?: The complementary color is #78716F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7678?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.