What color is #6F7F76?

#6F7F76 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7F76?

The RGB value is 111, 127, 118: 111 red, 127 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7F76?

The complementary color is #7F6F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7F76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7F76 color

#6F7F76 rgb(111, 127, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7F76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 49.8% green and 46.3% blue (111, 127, 118).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6F7F76 color codes

HEX	`#6F7F76`
RGB	`rgb(111, 127, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 49.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, -7.76, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 8.29, 159.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.414, 19.866, 20.053)`
Decimal	`7307126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7F76, 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 #6F7F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #6F7F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7f76; }
.text { color: #6f7f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 127 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7f76, #6f7f7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F7F76?: #6F7F76 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7F76?: The RGB value is 111, 127, 118: 111 red, 127 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7F76?: The complementary color is #7F6F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7F76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.