What color is #6A6670?

#6A6670 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6670?

The RGB value is 106, 102, 112: 106 red, 102 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6670?

The complementary color is #6C7066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6670?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6670 color

#6A6670 rgb(106, 102, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6670 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40% green and 43.9% blue (106, 102, 112).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#6A6670 color codes

HEX	`#6A6670`
RGB	`rgb(106, 102, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.85, 3.66, -5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.85, 6.23, 305.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.619, 13.737, 17.26)`
Decimal	`6973040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6670, 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 #6A6670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #6A6670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6670; }
.text { color: #6a6670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 102 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6670, #6f6670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6670?: #6A6670 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6670?: The RGB value is 106, 102, 112: 106 red, 102 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6670?: The complementary color is #6C7066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6670?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.