What color is #6B6866?

#6B6866 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6866?

The RGB value is 107, 104, 102: 107 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6866?

The complementary color is #66696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6866 color

#6B6866 rgb(107, 104, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6866 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 40.8% green and 40% blue (107, 104, 102).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 2% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#6B6866 color codes

HEX	`#6B6866`
RGB	`rgb(107, 104, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 40.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 2%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 5%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.21, 0.77, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.21, 1.72, 63.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.412, 13.986, 14.561)`
Decimal	`7039078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6866, 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 #6B6866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #6B6866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6866; }
.text { color: #6b6866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 104 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6866, #6b6b66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B6866?: #6B6866 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6866?: The RGB value is 107, 104, 102: 107 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6866?: The complementary color is #66696B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.