What color is #6F626B?

#6F626B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F626B?

The RGB value is 111, 98, 107: 111 red, 98 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F626B?

The complementary color is #626F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F626B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F626B color

#6F626B rgb(111, 98, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F626B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.4% green and 42% blue (111, 98, 107).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#6F626B color codes

HEX	`#6F626B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 98, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.03, 6.94, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.03, 7.63, 335.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.577, 13.177, 15.735)`
Decimal	`7299691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F626B, 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 #6F626B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F626B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #6F626B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f626b; }
.text { color: #6f626b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f626b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 98 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f626b, #6f6265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F626B?: #6F626B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F626B?: The RGB value is 111, 98, 107: 111 red, 98 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F626B?: The complementary color is #626F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F626B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.