What color is #6A6964?

#6A6964 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6964?

The RGB value is 106, 105, 100: 106 red, 105 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6964?

The complementary color is #64656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6964?

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.

#6A6964 color

#6A6964 rgb(106, 105, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6964 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 41.2% green and 39.2% blue (106, 105, 100).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 3% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6A6964 color codes

HEX	`#6A6964`
RGB	`rgb(106, 105, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 41.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 3%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 6%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.36, -0.61, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.36, 3.01, 101.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.295, 14.087, 14.073)`
Decimal	`6973796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6964, 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 #6A6964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6964 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 #6A6964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6964; }
.text { color: #6a6964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 105 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6964, #686a64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A6964?: #6A6964 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6964?: The RGB value is 106, 105, 100: 106 red, 105 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6964?: The complementary color is #64656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6964?: 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.