What color is #6D656B?

#6D656B is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D656B?

The RGB value is 109, 101, 107: 109 red, 101 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D656B?

The complementary color is #656D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D656B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D656B color

#6D656B rgb(109, 101, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D656B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 39.6% green and 42% blue (109, 101, 107).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 4% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#6D656B color codes

HEX	`#6D656B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 101, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 39.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 4%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 7%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.68, 4.35, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.68, 4.89, 332.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.614, 13.62, 15.819)`
Decimal	`7169387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D656B, 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 #6D656B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D656B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #6D656B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d656b; }
.text { color: #6d656b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d656b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 101 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d656b, #6d6567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D656B?: #6D656B is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D656B?: The RGB value is 109, 101, 107: 109 red, 101 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D656B?: The complementary color is #656D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D656B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.