What color is #6C6B66?

#6C6B66 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6B66?

The RGB value is 108, 107, 102: 108 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6B66?

The complementary color is #66676C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6B66 color

#6C6B66 rgb(108, 107, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6B66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 42% green and 40% blue (108, 107, 102).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 3% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#6C6B66 color codes

HEX	`#6C6B66`
RGB	`rgb(108, 107, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 42%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 3%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 6%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.17, -0.61, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.17, 3, 101.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.84, 14.663, 14.669)`
Decimal	`7105382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6B66, 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 #6C6B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #6C6B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6b66; }
.text { color: #6c6b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 107 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6b66, #6a6c66); }

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Questions

What color is #6C6B66?: #6C6B66 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6B66?: The RGB value is 108, 107, 102: 108 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6B66?: The complementary color is #66676C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.