What color is #6A6473?

#6A6473 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6473?

The RGB value is 106, 100, 115: 106 red, 100 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6473?

The complementary color is #6D7364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6473 color

#6A6473 rgb(106, 100, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6473 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.2% green and 45.1% blue (106, 100, 115).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#6A6473 color codes

HEX	`#6A6473`
RGB	`rgb(106, 100, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.38, 5.52, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.38, 9.36, 306.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.595, 13.416, 18.09)`
Decimal	`6972531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6473, 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 #6A6473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #6A6473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6473; }
.text { color: #6a6473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 100 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6473, #726473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6473?: #6A6473 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6473?: The RGB value is 106, 100, 115: 106 red, 100 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6473?: The complementary color is #6D7364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.