What color is #6D6461?

#6D6461 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6461?

The RGB value is 109, 100, 97: 109 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6461?

The complementary color is #616A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6461?

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.

#6D6461 color

#6D6461 rgb(109, 100, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6461 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 39.2% green and 38% blue (109, 100, 97).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6D6461 color codes

HEX	`#6D6461`
RGB	`rgb(109, 100, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 39.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.11, 2.99, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.11, 4.22, 44.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.021, 13.229, 13.174)`
Decimal	`7169121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6461, 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 #6D6461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6461 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 #6D6461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6461; }
.text { color: #6d6461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 100 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6461, #6d6a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6461?: #6D6461 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6461?: The RGB value is 109, 100, 97: 109 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6461?: The complementary color is #616A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6461?: 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.