What color is #6F7063?

#6F7063 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7063?

The RGB value is 111, 112, 99: 111 red, 112 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7063?

The complementary color is #646370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7063?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7063 color

#6F7063 rgb(111, 112, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7063 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 43.9% green and 38.8% blue (111, 112, 99).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#6F7063 color codes

HEX	`#6F7063`
RGB	`rgb(111, 112, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 43.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, -2.91, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 7.68, 112.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.602, 15.869, 14.096)`
Decimal	`7303267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7063, 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 #6F7063	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7063 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #6F7063 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7063; }
.text { color: #6f7063; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7063; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 112 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7063, #697063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7063?: #6F7063 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7063?: The RGB value is 111, 112, 99: 111 red, 112 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7063?: The complementary color is #646370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7063?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.