What color is #6F7165?

#6F7165 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7165?

The RGB value is 111, 113, 101: 111 red, 113 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7165?

The complementary color is #676571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7165?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7165 color

#6F7165 rgb(111, 113, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7165 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 44.3% green and 39.6% blue (111, 113, 101).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6F7165 color codes

HEX	`#6F7165`
RGB	`rgb(111, 113, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 44.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 11%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, -3.12, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 7.12, 115.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.809, 16.129, 14.642)`
Decimal	`7303525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7165, 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 #6F7165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #6F7165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7165; }
.text { color: #6f7165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 113 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7165, #697165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7165?: #6F7165 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7165?: The RGB value is 111, 113, 101: 111 red, 113 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7165?: The complementary color is #676571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7165?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.