What color is #6C6065?

#6C6065 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6065?

The RGB value is 108, 96, 101: 108 red, 96 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6065?

The complementary color is #606C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6065 color

#6C6065 rgb(108, 96, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6065 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 37.6% green and 39.6% blue (108, 96, 101).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#6C6065 color codes

HEX	`#6C6065`
RGB	`rgb(108, 96, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 37.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 11%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.99, 5.77, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.99, 5.87, 349.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.716, 12.494, 14.051)`
Decimal	`7102565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6065, 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 #6C6065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #6C6065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6065; }
.text { color: #6c6065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 96 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6065, #6c6160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6065?: #6C6065 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6065?: The RGB value is 108, 96, 101: 108 red, 96 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6065?: The complementary color is #606C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.