What color is #6A616D?

#6A616D is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A616D?

The RGB value is 106, 97, 109: 106 red, 97 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A616D?

The complementary color is #646D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A616D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A616D color

#6A616D rgb(106, 97, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A616D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38% green and 42.7% blue (106, 97, 109).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#6A616D color codes

HEX	`#6A616D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 97, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.33, 6.03, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.33, 8.15, 317.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.978, 12.718, 16.236)`
Decimal	`6971757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A616D, 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 #6A616D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A616D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #6A616D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a616d; }
.text { color: #6a616d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a616d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 97 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a616d, #6d616a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A616D?: #6A616D is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A616D?: The RGB value is 106, 97, 109: 106 red, 97 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A616D?: The complementary color is #646D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A616D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.