What color is #6A675F?

#6A675F 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 #6A675F?

The RGB value is 106, 103, 95: 106 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A675F?

The complementary color is #5F626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A675F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A675F color

#6A675F rgb(106, 103, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A675F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40.4% green and 37.3% blue (106, 103, 95).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#6A675F color codes

HEX	`#6A675F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 103, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.64, -0.39, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.64, 4.95, 94.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.859, 13.591, 12.77)`
Decimal	`6973279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A675F, 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 #6A675F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A675F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #6A675F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a675f; }
.text { color: #6a675f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a675f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 103 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a675f, #686a5f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A675F?: #6A675F 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 #6A675F?: The RGB value is 106, 103, 95: 106 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A675F?: The complementary color is #5F626A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A675F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.