What color is #6F7566?

#6F7566 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7566?

The RGB value is 111, 117, 102: 111 red, 117 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7566?

The complementary color is #6C6675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7566 color

#6F7566 rgb(111, 117, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7566 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.9% green and 40% blue (111, 117, 102).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#6F7566 color codes

HEX	`#6F7566`
RGB	`rgb(111, 117, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 13%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.34, -5.24, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.34, 9.15, 124.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.315, 17.061, 15.054)`
Decimal	`7304550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7566, 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 #6F7566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #6F7566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7566; }
.text { color: #6f7566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 117 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7566, #687566); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6F7566?: #6F7566 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7566?: The RGB value is 111, 117, 102: 111 red, 117 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7566?: The complementary color is #6C6675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.