What color is #6B6064?

#6B6064 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6064?

The RGB value is 107, 96, 100: 107 red, 96 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6064?

The complementary color is #606B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6064?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6064 color

#6B6064 rgb(107, 96, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6064 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 37.6% green and 39.2% blue (107, 96, 100).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#6B6064 color codes

HEX	`#6B6064`
RGB	`rgb(107, 96, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 37.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.86, 5.17, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.86, 5.22, 352.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.546, 12.412, 13.789)`
Decimal	`7037028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6064, 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 #6B6064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #6B6064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6064; }
.text { color: #6b6064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 96 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6064, #6b6260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6064?: #6B6064 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6064?: The RGB value is 107, 96, 100: 107 red, 96 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6064?: The complementary color is #606B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6064?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.