What color is #6B5F67?

#6B5F67 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5F67?

The RGB value is 107, 95, 103: 107 red, 95 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5F67?

The complementary color is #5F6B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5F67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5F67 color

#6B5F67 rgb(107, 95, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B5F67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 37.3% green and 40.4% blue (107, 95, 103).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#6B5F67 color codes

HEX	`#6B5F67`
RGB	`rgb(107, 95, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 37.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 11%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.67, 6.38, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.67, 6.96, 336.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.604, 12.29, 14.538)`
Decimal	`7036775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5F67, 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 #6B5F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #6B5F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5f67; }
.text { color: #6b5f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 95 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5f67, #6b5f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B5F67?: #6B5F67 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5F67?: The RGB value is 107, 95, 103: 107 red, 95 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5F67?: The complementary color is #5F6B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5F67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.