What color is #6A6D60?

#6A6D60 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6D60?

The RGB value is 106, 109, 96: 106 red, 109 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6D60?

The complementary color is #63606D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6D60 color

#6A6D60 rgb(106, 109, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6D60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 42.7% green and 37.6% blue (106, 109, 96).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#6A6D60 color codes

HEX	`#6A6D60`
RGB	`rgb(106, 109, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 42.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 12%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, -3.72, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 7.82, 118.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.524, 14.846, 13.217)`
Decimal	`6974816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6D60, 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 #6A6D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #6A6D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6d60; }
.text { color: #6a6d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 109 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6d60, #646d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A6D60?: #6A6D60 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6D60?: The RGB value is 106, 109, 96: 106 red, 109 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6D60?: The complementary color is #63606D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.