What color is #6B6969?

#6B6969 is a gray, closest to the named color Dim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6969?

The RGB value is 107, 105, 105: 107 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6969?

The complementary color is #696B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6969 color

#6B6969 rgb(107, 105, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6969 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.2% green and 41.2% blue (107, 105, 105).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#6B6969 color codes

HEX	`#6B6969`
RGB	`rgb(107, 105, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.59, 0.78, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.59, 0.82, 19.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.664, 14.249, 15.392)`
Decimal	`7039337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6969, 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 #6B6969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #6B6969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6969; }
.text { color: #6b6969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 105 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6969, #6b6a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6B6969?: #6B6969 is a gray, closest to the named color Dim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6969?: The RGB value is 107, 105, 105: 107 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6969?: The complementary color is #696B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.