What color is #6F6B5E?

#6F6B5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6B5E?

The RGB value is 111, 107, 94: 111 red, 107 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6B5E?

The complementary color is #5E626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6B5E?

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.

#6F6B5E color

#6F6B5E rgb(111, 107, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6B5E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 42% green and 36.9% blue (111, 107, 94).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Archaeology (#6E6A5E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6F6B5E color codes

HEX	`#6F6B5E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 107, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 42%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, -0.89, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 7.9, 96.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.833, 14.703, 12.697)`
Decimal	`7301982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6B5E, 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 #6F6B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6B5E 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 #6F6B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6b5e; }
.text { color: #6f6b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 107 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6b5e, #6b6f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6B5E?: #6F6B5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6B5E?: The RGB value is 111, 107, 94: 111 red, 107 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6B5E?: The complementary color is #5E626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6B5E?: 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.