What color is #6B6061?

#6B6061 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6061?

The RGB value is 107, 96, 97: 107 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6061?

The complementary color is #606B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6061 color

#6B6061 rgb(107, 96, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6061 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 37.6% green and 38% blue (107, 96, 97).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#6B6061 color codes

HEX	`#6B6061`
RGB	`rgb(107, 96, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 37.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.77, 4.59, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.77, 4.7, 12.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.404, 12.355, 13.038)`
Decimal	`7037025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6061, 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 #6B6061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #6B6061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6061; }
.text { color: #6b6061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 96 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6061, #6b6560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6061?: #6B6061 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6061?: The RGB value is 107, 96, 97: 107 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6061?: The complementary color is #606B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.