What color is #6B6E6C?

#6B6E6C is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6E6C?

The RGB value is 107, 110, 108: 107 red, 110 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6E6C?

The complementary color is #6E6B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6E6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6E6C color

#6B6E6C rgb(107, 110, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6E6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.1% green and 42.4% blue (107, 110, 108).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 1% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#6B6E6C color codes

HEX	`#6B6E6C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 110, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 1%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 3%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.12, -1.56, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.12, 1.72, 155.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.346, 15.36, 16.394)`
Decimal	`7040620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6E6C, 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 #6B6E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #6B6E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6e6c; }
.text { color: #6b6e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 110 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6e6c, #6b6e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6B6E6C?: #6B6E6C is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6E6C?: The RGB value is 107, 110, 108: 107 red, 110 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6E6C?: The complementary color is #6E6B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6E6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.