What color is #6F696B?

#6F696B is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F696B?

The RGB value is 111, 105, 107: 111 red, 105 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F696B?

The complementary color is #696F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F696B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F696B color

#6F696B rgb(111, 105, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F696B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.2% green and 42% blue (111, 105, 107).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#6F696B color codes

HEX	`#6F696B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 105, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 5%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45, 2.74, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45, 2.75, 354.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.261, 14.544, 15.963)`
Decimal	`7301483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F696B, 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 #6F696B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F696B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #6F696B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f696b; }
.text { color: #6f696b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f696b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 105 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f696b, #6f6a69); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F696B?: #6F696B is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F696B?: The RGB value is 111, 105, 107: 111 red, 105 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F696B?: The complementary color is #696F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F696B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.