What color is #6C656B?

#6C656B is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C656B?

The RGB value is 108, 101, 107: 108 red, 101 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C656B?

The complementary color is #656C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C656B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C656B color

#6C656B rgb(108, 101, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C656B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 39.6% green and 42% blue (108, 101, 107).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#6C656B color codes

HEX	`#6C656B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 101, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 39.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 6%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.59, 3.96, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.59, 4.63, 328.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.491, 13.557, 15.813)`
Decimal	`7103851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C656B, 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 #6C656B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C656B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #6C656B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c656b; }
.text { color: #6c656b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c656b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 101 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c656b, #6c6568); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C656B?: #6C656B is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C656B?: The RGB value is 108, 101, 107: 108 red, 101 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C656B?: The complementary color is #656C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C656B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.