What color is #6F7279?

#6F7279 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7279?

The RGB value is 111, 114, 121: 111 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7279?

The complementary color is #79766F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7279?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7279 color

#6F7279 rgb(111, 114, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7279 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 44.7% green and 47.5% blue (111, 114, 121).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#6F7279 color codes

HEX	`#6F7279`
RGB	`rgb(111, 114, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 44.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48, 0.35, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48, 4.27, 274.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.023, 16.794, 20.483)`
Decimal	`7303801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7279, 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 #6F7279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #6F7279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7279; }
.text { color: #6f7279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 114 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7279, #716f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6F7279?: #6F7279 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7279?: The RGB value is 111, 114, 121: 111 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7279?: The complementary color is #79766F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7279?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.