What color is #6F5F5F?

#6F5F5F is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5F5F?

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

What is the complementary color of #6F5F5F?

The complementary color is #5F6F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5F5F color

#6F5F5F rgb(111, 95, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F5F5F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#6F5F5F color codes

HEX	`#6F5F5F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 95, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 37.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.83, 6.44, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.83, 6.87, 20.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.713, 12.39, 12.546)`
Decimal	`7298911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5F5F, 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 #6F5F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #6F5F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5f5f; }
.text { color: #6f5f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 95 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5f5f, #6f675f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F5F5F?: #6F5F5F is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5F5F?: The RGB value is 111, 95, 95: 111 red, 95 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5F5F?: The complementary color is #5F6F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.