What color is #6F736C?

#6F736C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F736C?

The RGB value is 111, 115, 108: 111 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F736C?

The complementary color is #706C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F736C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F736C color

#6F736C rgb(111, 115, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F736C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.1% green and 42.4% blue (111, 115, 108).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6F736C color codes

HEX	`#6F736C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 115, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 6%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, -2.94, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 4.45, 131.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.393, 16.724, 16.602)`
Decimal	`7304044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F736C, 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 #6F736C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F736C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #6F736C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f736c; }
.text { color: #6f736c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f736c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 115 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f736c, #6c736d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F736C?: #6F736C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F736C?: The RGB value is 111, 115, 108: 111 red, 115 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F736C?: The complementary color is #706C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F736C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.