What color is #6A6271?

#6A6271 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6271?

The RGB value is 106, 98, 113: 106 red, 98 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6271?

The complementary color is #697162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6271?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6271 color

#6A6271 rgb(106, 98, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6271 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38.4% green and 44.3% blue (106, 98, 113).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#6A6271 color codes

HEX	`#6A6271`
RGB	`rgb(106, 98, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.75, 6.29, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.75, 9.63, 310.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.292, 12.992, 17.427)`
Decimal	`6972017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6271, 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 #6A6271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #6A6271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6271; }
.text { color: #6a6271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 98 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6271, #716270); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6271?: #6A6271 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6271?: The RGB value is 106, 98, 113: 106 red, 98 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6271?: The complementary color is #697162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6271?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.