What color is #6F7666?

#6F7666 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7666?

The RGB value is 111, 118, 102: 111 red, 118 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7666?

The complementary color is #6D6676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7666?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7666 color

#6F7666 rgb(111, 118, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7666 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.3% green and 40% blue (111, 118, 102).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#6F7666 color codes

HEX	`#6F7666`
RGB	`rgb(111, 118, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, -5.81, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 9.83, 126.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.432, 17.296, 15.093)`
Decimal	`7304806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7666, 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 #6F7666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #6F7666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7666; }
.text { color: #6f7666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 118 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7666, #677666); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6F7666?: #6F7666 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7666?: The RGB value is 111, 118, 102: 111 red, 118 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7666?: The complementary color is #6D6676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7666?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.