What color is #6F756C?

#6F756C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F756C?

The RGB value is 111, 117, 108: 111 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F756C?

The complementary color is #726C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F756C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F756C color

#6F756C rgb(111, 117, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F756C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.9% green and 42.4% blue (111, 117, 108).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#6F756C color codes

HEX	`#6F756C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 117, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 8%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.49, -4.09, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.49, 5.85, 134.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.623, 17.185, 16.678)`
Decimal	`7304556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F756C, 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 #6F756C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F756C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #6F756C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f756c; }
.text { color: #6f756c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f756c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 117 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f756c, #6c756e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6F756C?: #6F756C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F756C?: The RGB value is 111, 117, 108: 111 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F756C?: The complementary color is #726C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F756C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.