What color is #6F616A?

#6F616A is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F616A?

The RGB value is 111, 97, 106: 111 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F616A?

The complementary color is #616F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F616A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F616A color

#6F616A rgb(111, 97, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F616A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38% green and 41.6% blue (111, 97, 106).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#6F616A color codes

HEX	`#6F616A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 97, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, 7.34, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 7.94, 337.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.431, 12.97, 15.429)`
Decimal	`7299434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F616A, 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 #6F616A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F616A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #6F616A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f616a; }
.text { color: #6f616a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f616a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 97 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f616a, #6f6163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F616A?: #6F616A is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F616A?: The RGB value is 111, 97, 106: 111 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F616A?: The complementary color is #616F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F616A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.