What color is #6A6861?

#6A6861 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 #6A6861?

The RGB value is 106, 104, 97: 106 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6861?

The complementary color is #61636A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6861 color

#6A6861 rgb(106, 104, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6861 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40.8% green and 38% blue (106, 104, 97).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#6A6861 color codes

HEX	`#6A6861`
RGB	`rgb(106, 104, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 8%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.99, -0.6, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.99, 4.26, 98.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.052, 13.828, 13.288)`
Decimal	`6973537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6861, 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 #6A6861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #6A6861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6861; }
.text { color: #6a6861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 104 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6861, #686a61); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A6861?: #6A6861 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 #6A6861?: The RGB value is 106, 104, 97: 106 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6861?: The complementary color is #61636A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.