What color is #6C616C?

#6C616C is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C616C?

The RGB value is 108, 97, 108: 108 red, 97 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C616C?

The complementary color is #616C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C616C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C616C color

#6C616C rgb(108, 97, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C616C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38% green and 42.4% blue (108, 97, 108).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#6C616C color codes

HEX	`#6C616C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 97, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.49, 6.59, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.49, 8.04, 324.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.165, 12.82, 15.965)`
Decimal	`7102828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C616C, 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 #6C616C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C616C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #6C616C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c616c; }
.text { color: #6c616c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c616c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 97 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c616c, #6c6167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C616C?: #6C616C is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C616C?: The RGB value is 108, 97, 108: 108 red, 97 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C616C?: The complementary color is #616C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C616C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.