What color is #6F5F61?

#6F5F61 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5F61?

The RGB value is 111, 95, 97: 111 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5F61?

The complementary color is #5F6F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5F61 color

#6F5F61 rgb(111, 95, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F5F61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 37.3% green and 38% blue (111, 95, 97).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#6F5F61 color codes

HEX	`#6F5F61`
RGB	`rgb(111, 95, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 37.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.89, 6.81, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.89, 6.92, 10.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.805, 12.427, 13.031)`
Decimal	`7298913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5F61, 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 #6F5F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #6F5F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5f61; }
.text { color: #6f5f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 95 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5f61, #6f655f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #6F5F61?: #6F5F61 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5F61?: The RGB value is 111, 95, 97: 111 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5F61?: The complementary color is #5F6F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.