What color is #6F7162?

#6F7162 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7162?

The RGB value is 111, 113, 98: 111 red, 113 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7162?

The complementary color is #646271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7162 color

#6F7162 rgb(111, 113, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7162 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 44.3% green and 38.4% blue (111, 113, 98).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#6F7162 color codes

HEX	`#6F7162`
RGB	`rgb(111, 113, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 44.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, -3.67, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 8.87, 114.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.665, 16.072, 13.882)`
Decimal	`7303522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7162, 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 #6F7162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #6F7162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7162; }
.text { color: #6f7162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 113 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7162, #677162); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7162?: #6F7162 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7162?: The RGB value is 111, 113, 98: 111 red, 113 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7162?: The complementary color is #646271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.