What color is #6F6D7A?

#6F6D7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6D7A?

The RGB value is 111, 109, 122: 111 red, 109 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6D7A?

The complementary color is #787A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6D7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6D7A color

#6F6D7A rgb(111, 109, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6D7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 42.7% green and 47.8% blue (111, 109, 122).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#6F6D7A color codes

HEX	`#6F6D7A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 109, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 42.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.61, 3.52, -6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.61, 7.76, 297)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.536, 15.722, 20.625)`
Decimal	`7302522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6D7A, 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 #6F6D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #6F6D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6d7a; }
.text { color: #6f6d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 109 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6d7a, #766d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6D7A?: #6F6D7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6D7A?: The RGB value is 111, 109, 122: 111 red, 109 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6D7A?: The complementary color is #787A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6D7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.