What color is #6F6569?

#6F6569 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6569?

The RGB value is 111, 101, 105: 111 red, 101 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6569?

The complementary color is #656F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6569?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6569 color

#6F6569 rgb(111, 101, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6569 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 39.6% green and 41.2% blue (111, 101, 105).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#6F6569 color codes

HEX	`#6F6569`
RGB	`rgb(111, 101, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 39.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.81, 4.73, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.81, 4.8, 350.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.759, 13.707, 15.283)`
Decimal	`7300457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6569, 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 #6F6569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #6F6569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6569; }
.text { color: #6f6569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 101 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6569, #6f6665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6569?: #6F6569 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6569?: The RGB value is 111, 101, 105: 111 red, 101 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6569?: The complementary color is #656F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6569?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.