What color is #6B6563?

#6B6563 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6563?

The RGB value is 107, 101, 99: 107 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6563?

The complementary color is #63696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6563 color

#6B6563 rgb(107, 101, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6563 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 39.6% green and 38.8% blue (107, 101, 99).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#6B6563 color codes

HEX	`#6B6563`
RGB	`rgb(107, 101, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 39.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 7%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.26, 1.97, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.26, 2.79, 45.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.969, 13.334, 13.693)`
Decimal	`7038307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6563, 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 #6B6563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #6B6563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6563; }
.text { color: #6b6563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 101 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6563, #6b6963); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B6563?: #6B6563 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6563?: The RGB value is 107, 101, 99: 107 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6563?: The complementary color is #63696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.