What color is #6F6E60?

#6F6E60 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6E60?

The RGB value is 111, 110, 96: 111 red, 110 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6E60?

The complementary color is #60616F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6E60 color

#6F6E60 rgb(111, 110, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6E60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 43.1% green and 37.6% blue (111, 110, 96).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#6F6E60 color codes

HEX	`#6F6E60`
RGB	`rgb(111, 110, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 43.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.14, -2.29, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.14, 8.28, 106.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.243, 15.376, 13.282)`
Decimal	`7302752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6E60, 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 #6F6E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #6F6E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6e60; }
.text { color: #6f6e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 110 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6e60, #696f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6E60?: #6F6E60 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6E60?: The RGB value is 111, 110, 96: 111 red, 110 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6E60?: The complementary color is #60616F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.