What color is #6F646E?

#6F646E is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F646E?

The RGB value is 111, 100, 110: 111 red, 100 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F646E?

The complementary color is #646F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F646E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F646E color

#6F646E rgb(111, 100, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F646E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 39.2% green and 43.1% blue (111, 100, 110).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#6F646E color codes

HEX	`#6F646E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 100, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 39.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 10%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.68, 6.34, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.68, 7.52, 327.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.927, 13.62, 16.644)`
Decimal	`7300206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F646E, 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 #6F646E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F646E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #6F646E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f646e; }
.text { color: #6f646e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f646e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 100 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f646e, #6f6468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F646E?: #6F646E is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F646E?: The RGB value is 111, 100, 110: 111 red, 100 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F646E?: The complementary color is #646F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F646E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.