What color is #6F8179?

#6F8179 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8179?

The RGB value is 111, 129, 121: 111 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8179?

The complementary color is #816F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8179 color

#6F8179 rgb(111, 129, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F8179 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (111, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6F8179 color codes

HEX	`#6F8179`
RGB	`rgb(111, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.35, -8.26, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.35, 8.53, 165.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.856, 20.46, 21.094)`
Decimal	`7307641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8179, 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 #6F8179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #6F8179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8179; }
.text { color: #6f8179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8179, #6f8081); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F8179?: #6F8179 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8179?: The RGB value is 111, 129, 121: 111 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8179?: The complementary color is #816F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.