What color is #6A6470?

#6A6470 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6470?

The RGB value is 106, 100, 112: 106 red, 100 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6470?

The complementary color is #6A7064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6470?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6470 color

#6A6470 rgb(106, 100, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6470 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.2% green and 43.9% blue (106, 100, 112).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#6A6470 color codes

HEX	`#6A6470`
RGB	`rgb(106, 100, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 11%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.28, 4.86, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.28, 7.64, 309.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.425, 13.348, 17.195)`
Decimal	`6972528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6470, 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 #6A6470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #6A6470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6470; }
.text { color: #6a6470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 100 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6470, #706470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6470?: #6A6470 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6470?: The RGB value is 106, 100, 112: 106 red, 100 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6470?: The complementary color is #6A7064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6470?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.