What color is #6F6C74?

#6F6C74 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6C74?

The RGB value is 111, 108, 116: 111 red, 108 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6C74?

The complementary color is #71746C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6C74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6C74 color

#6F6C74 rgb(111, 108, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6C74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 42.4% green and 45.5% blue (111, 108, 116).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#6F6C74 color codes

HEX	`#6F6C74`
RGB	`rgb(111, 108, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 42.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 7%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.13, 2.82, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.13, 4.92, 304.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.07, 15.366, 18.692)`
Decimal	`7302260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6C74, 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 #6F6C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #6F6C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6c74; }
.text { color: #6f6c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 108 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6c74, #736c74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F6C74?: #6F6C74 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6C74?: The RGB value is 111, 108, 116: 111 red, 108 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6C74?: The complementary color is #71746C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6C74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.