What color is #6B6D69?

#6B6D69 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6D69?

The RGB value is 107, 109, 105: 107 red, 109 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6D69?

The complementary color is #6B696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6D69 color

#6B6D69 rgb(107, 109, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6D69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 42.7% green and 41.2% blue (107, 109, 105).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 2% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#6B6D69 color codes

HEX	`#6B6D69`
RGB	`rgb(107, 109, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 42.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 2%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.75, -1.58, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.75, 2.52, 128.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.081, 15.083, 15.531)`
Decimal	`7040361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6D69, 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 #6B6D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #6B6D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6d69; }
.text { color: #6b6d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 109 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6d69, #696d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6B6D69?: #6B6D69 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6D69?: The RGB value is 107, 109, 105: 107 red, 109 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6D69?: The complementary color is #6B696D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.