What color is #6A646C?

#6A646C is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A646C?

The RGB value is 106, 100, 108: 106 red, 100 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A646C?

The complementary color is #666C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A646C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A646C color

#6A646C rgb(106, 100, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A646C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.2% green and 42.4% blue (106, 100, 108).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 4% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#6A646C color codes

HEX	`#6A646C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 100, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 4%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 7%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.15, 4, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.15, 5.42, 317.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.207, 13.261, 16.048)`
Decimal	`6972524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A646C, 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 #6A646C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A646C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #6A646C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a646c; }
.text { color: #6a646c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a646c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 100 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a646c, #6c646a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A646C?: #6A646C is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A646C?: The RGB value is 106, 100, 108: 106 red, 100 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A646C?: The complementary color is #666C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A646C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.