What color is #6F676D?

#6F676D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F676D?

The RGB value is 111, 103, 109: 111 red, 103 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F676D?

The complementary color is #676F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F676D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F676D color

#6F676D rgb(111, 103, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F676D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 40.4% green and 42.7% blue (111, 103, 109).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% 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 5.47:1).

#6F676D color codes

HEX	`#6F676D`
RGB	`rgb(111, 103, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 40.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 7%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.5, 4.34, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.5, 4.88, 332.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.166, 14.184, 16.457)`
Decimal	`7300973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F676D, 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 #6F676D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F676D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #6F676D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f676d; }
.text { color: #6f676d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f676d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 103 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f676d, #6f6769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F676D?: #6F676D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F676D?: The RGB value is 111, 103, 109: 111 red, 103 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F676D?: The complementary color is #676F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F676D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.