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#6F736D closest to Anchovy

#6F736D is a medium gray; the closest named color is Anchovy. In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.1% green and 42.7% blue (rgb(111, 115, 109)). Its HSL value is 100° hue, 3% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black. #6F736D is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.83:1.

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Variations of #6F736D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#6F736D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#6F736D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6F736D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #73726D
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #74726D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #72726D
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #73726D
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #72726D
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6F7271
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6F736F
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #727272
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #717271

#6F736D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.83:1 Good#6F736D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.35:1 Poor#6F736D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#6F736D in CSS

/* Anchovy */
.color { color: #6F736D; }
.background { background-color: #6F736D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6F736D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(111 115 109);
color: hsl(100 3% 44%);
color: oklch(0.550 0.010 134.9);

#6F736D FAQ

What color is #6F736D?

#6F736D is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Anchovy. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #6F736D?

#6F736D is rgb(111, 115, 109) in RGB, hsl(100, 3%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 55%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6F736D?

The complementary color of #6F736D is #716D73, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6F736D?

White text has the best contrast on #6F736D: 4.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6F736D a warm or cool color?

#6F736D is a neutral color.