#6F736A
Gray · medium neutral
About #6F736A
#6F736A is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 45% green and 42% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Gray (ΔE 8.0); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6E6A73 — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #6F736A for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.84:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.84:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #6F736A
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #6F736A?
#6F736A is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 45% green and 42% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #6F736A?
Use white text. White on #6F736A has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6F736A?
Its complementary colour is #6E6A73, and analogous partners are #73736A and #6B736A.