What color is #6B7069?

#6B7069 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7069?

The RGB value is 107, 112, 105: 107 red, 112 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7069?

The complementary color is #6E6970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7069?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7069 color

#6B7069 rgb(107, 112, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7069 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.9% green and 41.2% blue (107, 112, 105).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#6B7069 color codes

HEX	`#6B7069`
RGB	`rgb(107, 112, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 6%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.62, -3.34, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.62, 4.64, 135.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.407, 15.734, 15.64)`
Decimal	`7041129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7069, 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 #6B7069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #6B7069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7069; }
.text { color: #6b7069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 112 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7069, #69706a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7069?: #6B7069 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7069?: The RGB value is 107, 112, 105: 107 red, 112 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7069?: The complementary color is #6E6970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7069?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.