What color is #6F766A?

#6F766A is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F766A?

The RGB value is 111, 118, 106: 111 red, 118 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F766A?

The complementary color is #716A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F766A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F766A color

#6F766A rgb(111, 118, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F766A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.3% green and 41.6% blue (111, 118, 106).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#6F766A color codes

HEX	`#6F766A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 118, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 10%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.73, -5.05, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.73, 7.62, 131.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.635, 17.377, 16.163)`
Decimal	`7304810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F766A, 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 #6F766A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F766A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #6F766A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f766a; }
.text { color: #6f766a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f766a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 118 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f766a, #6a766b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F766A?: #6F766A is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F766A?: The RGB value is 111, 118, 106: 111 red, 118 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F766A?: The complementary color is #716A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F766A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.