What color is #6D636B?

#6D636B is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D636B?

The RGB value is 109, 99, 107: 109 red, 99 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D636B?

The complementary color is #636D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D636B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D636B color

#6D636B rgb(109, 99, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D636B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 38.8% green and 42% blue (109, 99, 107).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#6D636B color codes

HEX	`#6D636B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 99, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 38.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 9%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.12, 5.56, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.12, 6.35, 331.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.422, 13.237, 15.755)`
Decimal	`7168875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D636B, 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 #6D636B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D636B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #6D636B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d636b; }
.text { color: #6d636b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d636b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 99 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d636b, #6d6366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D636B?: #6D636B is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D636B?: The RGB value is 109, 99, 107: 109 red, 99 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D636B?: The complementary color is #636D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D636B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.