What color is #6A6767?

#6A6767 is a gray, closest to the named color Dim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6767?

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

What is the complementary color of #6A6767?

The complementary color is #676A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6767?

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.

#6A6767 color

#6A6767 rgb(106, 103, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6767 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6A6767 color codes

HEX	`#6A6767`
RGB	`rgb(106, 103, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.86, 1.17, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.86, 1.24, 19.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.242, 13.744, 14.785)`
Decimal	`6973287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6767, 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 #6A6767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6767 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 #6A6767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6767; }
.text { color: #6a6767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 103 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6767, #6a6967); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A6767?: #6A6767 is a gray, closest to the named color Dim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6767?: The RGB value is 106, 103, 103: 106 red, 103 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6767?: The complementary color is #676A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6767?: 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.