What color is #6F695F?

#6F695F is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F695F?

The RGB value is 111, 105, 95: 111 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F695F?

The complementary color is #5F656F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F695F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F695F color

#6F695F rgb(111, 105, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F695F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.2% green and 37.3% blue (111, 105, 95).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#6F695F color codes

HEX	`#6F695F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 105, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.67, 0.46, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.67, 6.48, 85.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.673, 14.309, 12.866)`
Decimal	`7301471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F695F, 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 #6F695F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F695F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #6F695F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f695f; }
.text { color: #6f695f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f695f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 105 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f695f, #6d6f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F695F?: #6F695F is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F695F?: The RGB value is 111, 105, 95: 111 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F695F?: The complementary color is #5F656F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F695F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.