What color is #6F727B?

#6F727B is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F727B?

The RGB value is 111, 114, 123: 111 red, 114 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F727B?

The complementary color is #7B786F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F727B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F727B color

#6F727B rgb(111, 114, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F727B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 44.7% green and 48.2% blue (111, 114, 123).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#6F727B color codes

HEX	`#6F727B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 114, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 44.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 10%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.06, 0.79, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.06, 5.41, 278.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.147, 16.844, 21.136)`
Decimal	`7303803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F727B, 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 #6F727B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F727B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #6F727B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f727b; }
.text { color: #6f727b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f727b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 114 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f727b, #726f7b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6F727B?: #6F727B is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F727B?: The RGB value is 111, 114, 123: 111 red, 114 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F727B?: The complementary color is #7B786F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F727B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.