What color is #6B6E66?

#6B6E66 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6E66?

The RGB value is 107, 110, 102: 107 red, 110 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6E66?

The complementary color is #69666E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6E66 color

#6B6E66 rgb(107, 110, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6E66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.1% green and 40% blue (107, 110, 102).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#6B6E66 color codes

HEX	`#6B6E66`
RGB	`rgb(107, 110, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 7%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.96, -2.76, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.96, 4.91, 124.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.037, 15.237, 14.769)`
Decimal	`7040614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6E66, 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 #6B6E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #6B6E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6e66; }
.text { color: #6b6e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 110 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6e66, #676e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6E66?: #6B6E66 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6E66?: The RGB value is 107, 110, 102: 107 red, 110 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6E66?: The complementary color is #69666E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.