What color is #6F575F?

#6F575F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F575F?

The RGB value is 111, 87, 95: 111 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F575F?

The complementary color is #576F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F575F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F575F color

#6F575F rgb(111, 87, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F575F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.1% green and 37.3% blue (111, 87, 95).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#6F575F color codes

HEX	`#6F575F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 87, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.62, 11.3, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.62, 11.33, 355.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.029, 11.023, 12.318)`
Decimal	`7296863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F575F, 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 #6F575F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F575F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	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 #6F575F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f575f; }
.text { color: #6f575f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f575f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 87 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f575f, #6f5b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F575F?: #6F575F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F575F?: The RGB value is 111, 87, 95: 111 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F575F?: The complementary color is #576F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F575F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.