What color is #6F687F?

#6F687F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F687F?

The RGB value is 111, 104, 127: 111 red, 104 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F687F?

The complementary color is #787F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F687F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F687F color

#6F687F rgb(111, 104, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F687F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 40.8% green and 49.8% blue (111, 104, 127).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#6F687F color codes

HEX	`#6F687F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 104, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 40.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 18%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.38, 7.65, -11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.38, 14.03, 303.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.336, 14.812, 22.126)`
Decimal	`7301247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F687F, 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 #6F687F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F687F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #6F687F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f687f; }
.text { color: #6f687f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f687f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 104 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f687f, #7b687f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F687F?: #6F687F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F687F?: The RGB value is 111, 104, 127: 111 red, 104 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F687F?: The complementary color is #787F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F687F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.