What color is #6F6B68?

#6F6B68 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6B68?

The RGB value is 111, 107, 104: 111 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6B68?

The complementary color is #686C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6B68 color

#6F6B68 rgb(111, 107, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6B68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 42% green and 40.8% blue (111, 107, 104).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#6F6B68 color codes

HEX	`#6F6B68`
RGB	`rgb(111, 107, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 42%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 6%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.49, 0.96, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.49, 2.43, 66.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.312, 14.894, 15.215)`
Decimal	`7301992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6B68, 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 #6F6B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #6F6B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6b68; }
.text { color: #6f6b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 107 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6b68, #6f6f68); }

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Questions

What color is #6F6B68?: #6F6B68 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6B68?: The RGB value is 111, 107, 104: 111 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6B68?: The complementary color is #686C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.