What color is #6F6F63?

#6F6F63 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6F63?

The RGB value is 111, 111, 99: 111 red, 111 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6F63?

The complementary color is #63636F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6F63 color

#6F6F63 rgb(111, 111, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F6F63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 43.5% green and 38.8% blue (111, 111, 99).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#6F6F63 color codes

HEX	`#6F6F63`
RGB	`rgb(111, 111, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 43.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.51, -2.33, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.51, 7.08, 109.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.492, 15.649, 14.059)`
Decimal	`7303011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6F63, 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 #6F6F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #6F6F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6f63; }
.text { color: #6f6f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 111 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6f63, #696f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6F63?: #6F6F63 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6F63?: The RGB value is 111, 111, 99: 111 red, 111 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6F63?: The complementary color is #63636F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.