What color is #6A7263?

#6A7263 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7263?

The RGB value is 106, 114, 99: 106 red, 114 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7263?

The complementary color is #6B6372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7263?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7263 color

#6A7263 rgb(106, 114, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7263 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 44.7% green and 38.8% blue (106, 114, 99).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6A7263 color codes

HEX	`#6A7263`
RGB	`rgb(106, 114, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 44.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.97, -6.05, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.97, 9.47, 129.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.213, 16, 14.141)`
Decimal	`6976099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7263, 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 #6A7263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #6A7263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7263; }
.text { color: #6a7263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 114 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7263, #637264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A7263?: #6A7263 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7263?: The RGB value is 106, 114, 99: 106 red, 114 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7263?: The complementary color is #6B6372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7263?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.