What color is #6F797F?

#6F797F is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F797F?

The RGB value is 111, 121, 127: 111 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F797F?

The complementary color is #7F756F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F797F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F797F color

#6F797F rgb(111, 121, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F797F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.5% green and 49.8% blue (111, 121, 127).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6F797F color codes

HEX	`#6F797F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 121, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -2.4, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 5.15, 242.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.223, 18.586, 22.755)`
Decimal	`7305599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F797F, 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 #6F797F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F797F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #6F797F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f797f; }
.text { color: #6f797f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f797f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 121 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f797f, #6f717f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F797F?: #6F797F is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F797F?: The RGB value is 111, 121, 127: 111 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F797F?: The complementary color is #7F756F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F797F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.