What color is #6F7568?

#6F7568 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7568?

The RGB value is 111, 117, 104: 111 red, 117 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7568?

The complementary color is #6E6875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7568 color

#6F7568 rgb(111, 117, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7568 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.9% green and 40.8% blue (111, 117, 104).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#6F7568 color codes

HEX	`#6F7568`
RGB	`rgb(111, 117, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, -4.86, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 8.04, 127.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.415, 17.102, 15.583)`
Decimal	`7304552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7568, 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 #6F7568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #6F7568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7568; }
.text { color: #6f7568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 117 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7568, #697568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6F7568?: #6F7568 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7568?: The RGB value is 111, 117, 104: 111 red, 117 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7568?: The complementary color is #6E6875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.