What color is #6A686E?

#6A686E is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A686E?

The RGB value is 106, 104, 110: 106 red, 104 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A686E?

The complementary color is #6C6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A686E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A686E color

#6A686E rgb(106, 104, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A686E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40.8% green and 43.1% blue (106, 104, 110).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#6A686E color codes

HEX	`#6A686E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 104, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 5%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.36, 2.03, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.36, 3.69, 303.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.708, 14.091, 16.746)`
Decimal	`6973550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A686E, 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 #6A686E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A686E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #6A686E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a686e; }
.text { color: #6a686e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a686e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 104 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a686e, #6d686e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #6A686E?: #6A686E is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A686E?: The RGB value is 106, 104, 110: 106 red, 104 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A686E?: The complementary color is #6C6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A686E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.