What color is #6F7A74?

#6F7A74 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7A74?

The RGB value is 111, 122, 116: 111 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7A74?

The complementary color is #7A6F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7A74?

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

#6F7A74 color

#6F7A74 rgb(111, 122, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7A74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.8% green and 45.5% blue (111, 122, 116).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6F7A74 color codes

HEX	`#6F7A74`
RGB	`rgb(111, 122, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 9%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, -5.34, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 5.67, 160.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.667, 18.559, 19.224)`
Decimal	`7305844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7A74, 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 #6F7A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #6F7A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7a74; }
.text { color: #6f7a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 122 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7a74, #6f7a7a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F7A74?: #6F7A74 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7A74?: The RGB value is 111, 122, 116: 111 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7A74?: The complementary color is #7A6F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.