What color is #6F7277?

#6F7277 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7277?

The RGB value is 111, 114, 119: 111 red, 114 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7277?

The complementary color is #77746F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7277?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7277 color

#6F7277 rgb(111, 114, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7277 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 44.7% green and 46.7% blue (111, 114, 119).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#6F7277 color codes

HEX	`#6F7277`
RGB	`rgb(111, 114, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 44.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.94, -0.08, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.94, 3.16, 268.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.902, 16.746, 19.844)`
Decimal	`7303799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7277, 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 #6F7277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #6F7277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7277; }
.text { color: #6f7277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 114 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7277, #706f77); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6F7277?: #6F7277 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7277?: The RGB value is 111, 114, 119: 111 red, 114 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7277?: The complementary color is #77746F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7277?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.