What color is #6F6972?

#6F6972 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6972?

The RGB value is 111, 105, 114: 111 red, 105 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6972?

The complementary color is #6C7269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6972 color

#6F6972 rgb(111, 105, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6972 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.2% green and 44.7% blue (111, 105, 114).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#6F6972 color codes

HEX	`#6F6972`
RGB	`rgb(111, 105, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 8%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, 4.18, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 5.91, 314.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.644, 14.698, 17.982)`
Decimal	`7301490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6972, 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 #6F6972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #6F6972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6972; }
.text { color: #6f6972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 105 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6972, #726971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6972?: #6F6972 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6972?: The RGB value is 111, 105, 114: 111 red, 105 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6972?: The complementary color is #6C7269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.