What color is #6C695C?

#6C695C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C695C?

The RGB value is 108, 105, 92: 108 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C695C?

The complementary color is #5C5F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C695C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C695C color

#6C695C rgb(108, 105, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C695C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 41.2% green and 36.1% blue (108, 105, 92).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Archaeology (#6E6A5E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#6C695C color codes

HEX	`#6C695C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 105, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 41.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.32, -1.3, 7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.32, 7.85, 99.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.168, 14.064, 12.144)`
Decimal	`7104860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C695C, 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 #6C695C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C695C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #6C695C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c695c; }
.text { color: #6c695c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c695c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 105 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c695c, #676c5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C695C?: #6C695C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Archaeology. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C695C?: The RGB value is 108, 105, 92: 108 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C695C?: The complementary color is #5C5F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C695C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.