What color is #6B686B?

#6B686B is a gray, closest to the named color Dove Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B686B?

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

What is the complementary color of #6B686B?

The complementary color is #686B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B686B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B686B color

#6B686B rgb(107, 104, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B686B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dove Gray (#6D6C6C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#6B686B color codes

HEX	`#6B686B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 104, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 40.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.36, 1.78, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.36, 2.19, 324.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.667, 14.088, 15.906)`
Decimal	`7039083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B686B, 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 #6B686B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B686B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #6B686B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b686b; }
.text { color: #6b686b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b686b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 104 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b686b, #6b686a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B686B?: #6B686B is a gray, closest to the named color Dove Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B686B?: The RGB value is 107, 104, 107: 107 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B686B?: The complementary color is #686B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B686B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.