What color is #6A697A?

#6A697A is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A697A?

The RGB value is 106, 105, 122: 106 red, 105 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A697A?

The complementary color is #797A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A697A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A697A color

#6A697A rgb(106, 105, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A697A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 41.2% green and 47.8% blue (106, 105, 122).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#6A697A color codes

HEX	`#6A697A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 105, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 41.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 14%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, 4.1, -9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 10.16, 293.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.508, 14.572, 20.457)`
Decimal	`6973818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A697A, 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 #6A697A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A697A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #6A697A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a697a; }
.text { color: #6a697a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a697a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 105 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a697a, #72697a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A697A?: #6A697A is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A697A?: The RGB value is 106, 105, 122: 106 red, 105 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A697A?: The complementary color is #797A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A697A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.