What color is #6B7169?

#6B7169 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7169?

The RGB value is 107, 113, 105: 107 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7169?

The complementary color is #6F6971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7169 color

#6B7169 rgb(107, 113, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7169 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.3% green and 41.2% blue (107, 113, 105).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#6B7169 color codes

HEX	`#6B7169`
RGB	`rgb(107, 113, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 7%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, -3.92, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 5.36, 137)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.518, 15.956, 15.677)`
Decimal	`7041385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7169, 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 #6B7169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #6B7169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7169; }
.text { color: #6b7169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 113 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7169, #69716b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7169?: #6B7169 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7169?: The RGB value is 107, 113, 105: 107 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7169?: The complementary color is #6F6971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.