What color is #6B6763?

#6B6763 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6763?

The RGB value is 107, 103, 99: 107 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6763?

The complementary color is #63676B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6763 color

#6B6763 rgb(107, 103, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6763 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 40.4% green and 38.8% blue (107, 103, 99).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#6B6763 color codes

HEX	`#6B6763`
RGB	`rgb(107, 103, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 40.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 7%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.84, 0.78, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.84, 2.92, 74.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.166, 13.727, 13.758)`
Decimal	`7038819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6763, 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 #6B6763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #6B6763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6763; }
.text { color: #6b6763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 103 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6763, #6b6b63); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B6763?: #6B6763 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6763?: The RGB value is 107, 103, 99: 107 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6763?: The complementary color is #63676B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.