What color is #6F6373?

#6F6373 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6373?

The RGB value is 111, 99, 115: 111 red, 99 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6373?

The complementary color is #677363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6373?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6373 color

#6F6373 rgb(111, 99, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6373 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.8% green and 45.1% blue (111, 99, 115).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#6F6373 color codes

HEX	`#6F6373`
RGB	`rgb(111, 99, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 14%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.57, 8, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.57, 10.79, 317.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.111, 13.541, 18.087)`
Decimal	`7299955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6373, 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 #6F6373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #6F6373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6373; }
.text { color: #6f6373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 99 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6373, #73636f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6373?: #6F6373 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6373?: The RGB value is 111, 99, 115: 111 red, 99 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6373?: The complementary color is #677363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6373?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.