What color is #6D665D?

#6D665D is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D665D?

The RGB value is 109, 102, 93: 109 red, 102 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D665D?

The complementary color is #5D646D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D665D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D665D color

#6D665D rgb(109, 102, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D665D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40% green and 36.5% blue (109, 102, 93).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#6D665D color codes

HEX	`#6D665D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 102, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 15%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.57, 1.06, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.57, 6.17, 80.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.034, 13.544, 12.282)`
Decimal	`7169629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D665D, 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 #6D665D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D665D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #6D665D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d665d; }
.text { color: #6d665d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d665d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 102 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d665d, #6c6d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D665D?: #6D665D is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D665D?: The RGB value is 109, 102, 93: 109 red, 102 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D665D?: The complementary color is #5D646D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D665D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.