What color is #6F7080?

#6F7080 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7080?

The RGB value is 111, 112, 128: 111 red, 112 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7080?

The complementary color is #807F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7080?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7080 color

#6F7080 rgb(111, 112, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7080 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 43.9% green and 50.2% blue (111, 112, 128).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#6F7080 color codes

HEX	`#6F7080`
RGB	`rgb(111, 112, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 43.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, 3.09, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 9.45, 289.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.245, 16.526, 22.752)`
Decimal	`7303296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7080, 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 #6F7080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #6F7080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7080; }
.text { color: #6f7080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 112 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7080, #766f80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7080?: #6F7080 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7080?: The RGB value is 111, 112, 128: 111 red, 112 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7080?: The complementary color is #807F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7080?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.