What color is #6D616D?

#6D616D is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D616D?

The RGB value is 109, 97, 109: 109 red, 97 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D616D?

The complementary color is #616D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D616D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D616D color

#6D616D rgb(109, 97, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D616D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 38% green and 42.7% blue (109, 97, 109).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% 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 5.86:1).

#6D616D color codes

HEX	`#6D616D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 97, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 38%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.62, 7.18, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.62, 8.76, 325.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.341, 12.905, 16.253)`
Decimal	`7168365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D616D, 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 #6D616D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D616D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #6D616D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d616d; }
.text { color: #6d616d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d616d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 97 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d616d, #6d6167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D616D?: #6D616D is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D616D?: The RGB value is 109, 97, 109: 109 red, 97 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D616D?: The complementary color is #616D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D616D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.