What color is #6B6965?

#6B6965 is a gray known as Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Volcanic Rock?

The RGB value is 107, 105, 101: 107 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Volcanic Rock?

The complementary color is #65676B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Volcanic Rock color: hex code #6B6965

#6B6965 rgb(107, 105, 101)

Shades of gray

Volcanic Rock has the hex code #6B6965. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.2% green and 39.6% blue (107, 105, 101).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

Volcanic Rock (#6B6965) color codes

HEX	`#6B6965`
RGB	`rgb(107, 105, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 6%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.47, -0.02, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.47, 2.52, 90.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.464, 14.169, 14.335)`
Decimal	`7039333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Volcanic Rock, 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 #6B6965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #6B6965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6965; }
.text { color: #6b6965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 105 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6965, #6a6b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6B6965 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6B6965?: #6B6965 is a gray known as Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Volcanic Rock?: The RGB value is 107, 105, 101: 107 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Volcanic Rock?: The complementary color is #65676B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.