What color is #6F7779?

#6F7779 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7779?

The RGB value is 111, 119, 121: 111 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7779?

The complementary color is #79716F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7779 color

#6F7779 rgb(111, 119, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7779 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.7% green and 47.5% blue (111, 119, 121).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#6F7779 color codes

HEX	`#6F7779`
RGB	`rgb(111, 119, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.44, -2.57, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.44, 3.33, 219.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.603, 17.953, 20.676)`
Decimal	`7305081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7779, 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 #6F7779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #6F7779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7779; }
.text { color: #6f7779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 119 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7779, #6f7279); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F7779?: #6F7779 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7779?: The RGB value is 111, 119, 121: 111 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7779?: The complementary color is #79716F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.