What color is #6F715E?

#6F715E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F715E?

The RGB value is 111, 113, 94: 111 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F715E?

The complementary color is #605E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F715E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F715E color

#6F715E rgb(111, 113, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F715E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 44.3% green and 36.9% blue (111, 113, 94).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6F715E color codes

HEX	`#6F715E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 113, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 44.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.97, -4.38, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.97, 11.2, 113.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.481, 15.998, 12.913)`
Decimal	`7303518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F715E, 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 #6F715E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F715E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #6F715E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f715e; }
.text { color: #6f715e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f715e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 113 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f715e, #66715e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F715E?: #6F715E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F715E?: The RGB value is 111, 113, 94: 111 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F715E?: The complementary color is #605E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F715E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.