What color is #6D6272?

#6D6272 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6272?

The RGB value is 109, 98, 114: 109 red, 98 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6272?

The complementary color is #677262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6272 color

#6D6272 rgb(109, 98, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6272 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 38.4% green and 44.7% blue (109, 98, 114).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#6D6272 color codes

HEX	`#6D6272`
RGB	`rgb(109, 98, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 38.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.07, 7.64, -7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.07, 10.64, 315.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.711, 13.202, 17.742)`
Decimal	`7168626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6272, 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 #6D6272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #6D6272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6272; }
.text { color: #6d6272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 98 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6272, #72626f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6272?: #6D6272 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6272?: The RGB value is 109, 98, 114: 109 red, 98 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6272?: The complementary color is #677262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.