What color is #6F655B?

#6F655B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F655B?

The RGB value is 111, 101, 91: 111 red, 101 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F655B?

The complementary color is #5B656F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F655B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F655B color

#6F655B rgb(111, 101, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F655B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 39.6% green and 35.7% blue (111, 101, 91).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#6F655B color codes

HEX	`#6F655B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 101, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 39.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.42, 2.13, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.42, 7.41, 73.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.097, 13.442, 11.8)`
Decimal	`7300443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F655B, 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 #6F655B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F655B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #6F655B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f655b; }
.text { color: #6f655b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f655b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 101 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f655b, #6f6f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F655B?: #6F655B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F655B?: The RGB value is 111, 101, 91: 111 red, 101 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F655B?: The complementary color is #5B656F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F655B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.