What color is #6A666D?

#6A666D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A666D?

The RGB value is 106, 102, 109: 106 red, 102 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A666D?

The complementary color is #696D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A666D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A666D color

#6A666D rgb(106, 102, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A666D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40% green and 42.7% blue (106, 102, 109).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#6A666D color codes

HEX	`#6A666D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 102, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 6%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.76, 3.01, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.76, 4.52, 311.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.455, 13.671, 16.395)`
Decimal	`6973037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A666D, 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 #6A666D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A666D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #6A666D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a666d; }
.text { color: #6a666d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a666d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 102 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a666d, #6d666c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A666D?: #6A666D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A666D?: The RGB value is 106, 102, 109: 106 red, 102 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A666D?: The complementary color is #696D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A666D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.