What color is #6A6C67?

#6A6C67 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6C67?

The RGB value is 106, 108, 103: 106 red, 108 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6C67?

The complementary color is #69676C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6C67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6C67 color

#6A6C67 rgb(106, 108, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6C67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 42.4% green and 40.4% blue (106, 108, 103).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 2% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#6A6C67 color codes

HEX	`#6A6C67`
RGB	`rgb(106, 108, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 42.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 2%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 5%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.32, -1.79, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.32, 3.09, 125.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.754, 14.769, 14.955)`
Decimal	`6974567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6C67, 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 #6A6C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #6A6C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6c67; }
.text { color: #6a6c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 108 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6c67, #686c67); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A6C67?: #6A6C67 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6C67?: The RGB value is 106, 108, 103: 106 red, 108 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6C67?: The complementary color is #69676C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6C67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.