What color is #6A6471?

#6A6471 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6471?

The RGB value is 106, 100, 113: 106 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6471?

The complementary color is #6B7164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6471?

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.

#6A6471 color

#6A6471 rgb(106, 100, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6471 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.2% green and 44.3% blue (106, 100, 113).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% 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 5.72:1).

#6A6471 color codes

HEX	`#6A6471`
RGB	`rgb(106, 100, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.32, 5.08, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.32, 8.21, 308.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.481, 13.371, 17.49)`
Decimal	`6972529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6471, 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 #6A6471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6471 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 #6A6471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6471; }
.text { color: #6a6471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 100 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6471, #716471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6471?: #6A6471 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6471?: The RGB value is 106, 100, 113: 106 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6471?: The complementary color is #6B7164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6471?: 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.