What color is #6F6E57?

#6F6E57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6E57?

The RGB value is 111, 110, 87: 111 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6E57?

The complementary color is #57586F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6E57 color

#6F6E57 rgb(111, 110, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F6E57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 43.1% green and 34.1% blue (111, 110, 87).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#6F6E57 color codes

HEX	`#6F6E57`
RGB	`rgb(111, 110, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 43.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.93, -3.83, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.93, 13.56, 106.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.852, 15.22, 11.223)`
Decimal	`7302743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6E57, 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 #6F6E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #6F6E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6e57; }
.text { color: #6f6e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 110 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6e57, #646f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6E57?: #6F6E57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6E57?: The RGB value is 111, 110, 87: 111 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6E57?: The complementary color is #57586F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.