What color is #6D6070?

#6D6070 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6070?

The RGB value is 109, 96, 112: 109 red, 96 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6070?

The complementary color is #637060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6070 color

#6D6070 rgb(109, 96, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6070 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 37.6% green and 43.9% blue (109, 96, 112).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#6D6070 color codes

HEX	`#6D6070`
RGB	`rgb(109, 96, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 37.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 14%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, 8.42, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 11.03, 319.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.414, 12.787, 17.088)`
Decimal	`7168112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6070, 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 #6D6070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #6D6070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6070; }
.text { color: #6d6070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 96 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6070, #70606b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6070?: #6D6070 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6070?: The RGB value is 109, 96, 112: 109 red, 96 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6070?: The complementary color is #637060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.