What color is #6F6375?

#6F6375 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6375?

The RGB value is 111, 99, 117: 111 red, 99 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6375?

The complementary color is #697563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6375?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6375 color

#6F6375 rgb(111, 99, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6375 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.8% green and 45.9% blue (111, 99, 117).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#6F6375 color codes

HEX	`#6F6375`
RGB	`rgb(111, 99, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 15%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.64, 8.43, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.64, 11.87, 315.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.228, 13.588, 18.699)`
Decimal	`7299957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6375, 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 #6F6375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #6F6375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6375; }
.text { color: #6f6375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 99 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6375, #756372); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6375?: #6F6375 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6375?: The RGB value is 111, 99, 117: 111 red, 99 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6375?: The complementary color is #697563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6375?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.