What color is #6B7B69?

#6B7B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7B69?

The RGB value is 107, 123, 105: 107 red, 123 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7B69?

The complementary color is #79697B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7B69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7B69 color

#6B7B69 rgb(107, 123, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7B69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 48.2% green and 41.2% blue (107, 123, 105).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#6B7B69 color codes

HEX	`#6B7B69`
RGB	`rgb(107, 123, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 48.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, -9.61, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 12.43, 140.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.696, 18.311, 16.069)`
Decimal	`7043945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7B69, 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 #6B7B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	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 #6B7B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7b69; }
.text { color: #6b7b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 123 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7b69, #697b70); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B7B69?: #6B7B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7B69?: The RGB value is 107, 123, 105: 107 red, 123 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7B69?: The complementary color is #79697B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7B69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.