What color is #6F6A62?

#6F6A62 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 #6F6A62?

The RGB value is 111, 106, 98: 111 red, 106 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6A62?

The complementary color is #62676F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6A62?

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.

#6F6A62 color

#6F6A62 rgb(111, 106, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6A62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.6% green and 38.4% blue (111, 106, 98).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6F6A62 color codes

HEX	`#6F6A62`
RGB	`rgb(111, 106, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, 0.42, 5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 5.2, 85.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.914, 14.57, 13.632)`
Decimal	`7301730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6A62, 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 #6F6A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6A62 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 #6F6A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6a62; }
.text { color: #6f6a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 106 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6a62, #6e6f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6A62?: #6F6A62 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 #6F6A62?: The RGB value is 111, 106, 98: 111 red, 106 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6A62?: The complementary color is #62676F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6A62?: 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.