What color is #6F786E?

#6F786E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F786E?

The RGB value is 111, 120, 110: 111 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F786E?

The complementary color is #776E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F786E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F786E color

#6F786E rgb(111, 120, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F786E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.1% green and 43.1% blue (111, 120, 110).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6F786E color codes

HEX	`#6F786E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 120, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.42, -5.42, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.42, 6.94, 141.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.086, 17.938, 17.364)`
Decimal	`7305326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F786E, 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 #6F786E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F786E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #6F786E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f786e; }
.text { color: #6f786e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f786e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 120 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f786e, #6e7872); }

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Questions

What color is #6F786E?: #6F786E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F786E?: The RGB value is 111, 120, 110: 111 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F786E?: The complementary color is #776E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F786E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.