What color is #6F656B?

#6F656B is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F656B?

The RGB value is 111, 101, 107: 111 red, 101 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F656B?

The complementary color is #656F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F656B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F656B color

#6F656B rgb(111, 101, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F656B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 39.6% green and 42% blue (111, 101, 107).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#6F656B color codes

HEX	`#6F656B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 101, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 39.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.87, 5.13, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.87, 5.49, 339.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.863, 13.749, 15.831)`
Decimal	`7300459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F656B, 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 #6F656B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F656B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #6F656B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f656b; }
.text { color: #6f656b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f656b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 101 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f656b, #6f6566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F656B?: #6F656B is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F656B?: The RGB value is 111, 101, 107: 111 red, 101 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F656B?: The complementary color is #656F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F656B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.