What color is #6F6A73?

#6F6A73 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6A73?

The RGB value is 111, 106, 115: 111 red, 106 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6A73?

The complementary color is #6E736A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6A73 color

#6F6A73 rgb(111, 106, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6A73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.6% green and 45.1% blue (111, 106, 115).

Its hue angle is 273°, 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 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#6F6A73 color codes

HEX	`#6F6A73`
RGB	`rgb(111, 106, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 8%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, 3.79, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 5.75, 311.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.804, 14.925, 18.317)`
Decimal	`7301747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6A73, 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 #6F6A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #6F6A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6a73; }
.text { color: #6f6a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 106 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6a73, #736a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6A73?: #6F6A73 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6A73?: The RGB value is 111, 106, 115: 111 red, 106 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6A73?: The complementary color is #6E736A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.