What color is #6D6C6C?

#6D6C6C is a gray known as Dove Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dove Gray?

The RGB value is 109, 108, 108: 109 red, 108 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dove Gray?

The complementary color is #6C6D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6C6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dove Gray color: hex code #6D6C6C

#6D6C6C rgb(109, 108, 108)

Shades of gray

Dove Gray has the hex code #6D6C6C. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 42.4% green and 42.4% blue (109, 108, 108).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

Dove Gray (#6D6C6C) color codes

HEX	`#6D6C6C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 108, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 42.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.71, 0.39, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.71, 0.41, 19.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.376, 15.059, 16.334)`
Decimal	`7171180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dove Gray, 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 #6D6C6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6C6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	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 #6D6C6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6c6c; }
.text { color: #6d6c6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6c6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 108 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6c6c, #6d6d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6D6C6C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6D6C6C?: #6D6C6C is a gray known as Dove Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dove Gray?: The RGB value is 109, 108, 108: 109 red, 108 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dove Gray?: The complementary color is #6C6D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6C6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.