What color is #6A665E?

#6A665E is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A665E?

The RGB value is 106, 102, 94: 106 red, 102 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A665E?

The complementary color is #5E626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A665E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A665E color

#6A665E rgb(106, 102, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A665E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40% green and 36.9% blue (106, 102, 94).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#6A665E color codes

HEX	`#6A665E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 102, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 11%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.32, 0.02, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.32, 5.08, 89.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.715, 13.375, 12.499)`
Decimal	`6973022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A665E, 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 #6A665E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A665E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #6A665E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a665e; }
.text { color: #6a665e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a665e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 102 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a665e, #686a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A665E?: #6A665E is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A665E?: The RGB value is 106, 102, 94: 106 red, 102 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A665E?: The complementary color is #5E626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A665E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.