What color is #6F7561?

#6F7561 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7561?

The RGB value is 111, 117, 97: 111 red, 117 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7561?

The complementary color is #676175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7561 color

#6F7561 rgb(111, 117, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7561 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.9% green and 38% blue (111, 117, 97).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#6F7561 color codes

HEX	`#6F7561`
RGB	`rgb(111, 117, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, -6.15, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 11.98, 120.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.074, 16.965, 13.787)`
Decimal	`7304545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7561, 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 #6F7561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #6F7561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7561; }
.text { color: #6f7561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 117 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7561, #657561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7561?: #6F7561 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7561?: The RGB value is 111, 117, 97: 111 red, 117 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7561?: The complementary color is #676175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.