What color is #6F8274?

#6F8274 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8274?

The RGB value is 111, 130, 116: 111 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8274?

The complementary color is #826F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8274 color

#6F8274 rgb(111, 130, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F8274 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 51% green and 45.5% blue (111, 130, 116).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% 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 5.12:1).

#6F8274 color codes

HEX	`#6F8274`
RGB	`rgb(111, 130, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 51%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, -9.85, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 11.17, 151.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.69, 20.605, 19.565)`
Decimal	`7307892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8274, 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 #6F8274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #6F8274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8274; }
.text { color: #6f8274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 130 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8274, #6f827d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F8274?: #6F8274 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8274?: The RGB value is 111, 130, 116: 111 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8274?: The complementary color is #826F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.