What color is #6A6C6F?

#6A6C6F is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6C6F?

The RGB value is 106, 108, 111: 106 red, 108 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6C6F?

The complementary color is #6F6D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6C6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6C6F color

#6A6C6F rgb(106, 108, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6C6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 42.4% green and 43.5% blue (106, 108, 111).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 2% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#6A6C6F color codes

HEX	`#6A6C6F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 108, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 42.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 2%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 5%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.55, -0.14, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.55, 1.94, 265.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.175, 14.937, 17.172)`
Decimal	`6974575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6C6F, 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 #6A6C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #6A6C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6c6f; }
.text { color: #6a6c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 108 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6c6f, #6b6a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6A6C6F?: #6A6C6F is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6C6F?: The RGB value is 106, 108, 111: 106 red, 108 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6C6F?: The complementary color is #6F6D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6C6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.