What color is #6A616A?

#6A616A is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A616A?

The RGB value is 106, 97, 106: 106 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A616A?

The complementary color is #616A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A616A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A616A color

#6A616A rgb(106, 97, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A616A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38% green and 41.6% blue (106, 97, 106).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#6A616A color codes

HEX	`#6A616A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 97, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.24, 5.39, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.24, 6.6, 324.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.82, 12.654, 15.4)`
Decimal	`6971754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A616A, 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 #6A616A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A616A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #6A616A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a616a; }
.text { color: #6a616a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a616a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 97 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a616a, #6a6166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A616A?: #6A616A is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A616A?: The RGB value is 106, 97, 106: 106 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A616A?: The complementary color is #616A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A616A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.