What color is #6B665B?

#6B665B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B665B?

The RGB value is 107, 102, 91: 107 red, 102 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B665B?

The complementary color is #5B606B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B665B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B665B color

#6B665B rgb(107, 102, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B665B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 40% green and 35.7% blue (107, 102, 91).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#6B665B color codes

HEX	`#6B665B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 102, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 40%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.34, -0.12, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.34, 6.93, 91.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.703, 13.384, 11.81)`
Decimal	`7038555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B665B, 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 #6B665B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B665B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #6B665B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b665b; }
.text { color: #6b665b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b665b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 102 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b665b, #686b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B665B?: #6B665B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B665B?: The RGB value is 107, 102, 91: 107 red, 102 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B665B?: The complementary color is #5B606B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B665B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.