What color is #6D666E?

#6D666E is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D666E?

The RGB value is 109, 102, 110: 109 red, 102 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D666E?

The complementary color is #676E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D666E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D666E color

#6D666E rgb(109, 102, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D666E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40% green and 43.1% blue (109, 102, 110).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6D666E color codes

HEX	`#6D666E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 102, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 7%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.06, 4.37, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.06, 5.6, 321.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.872, 13.88, 16.697)`
Decimal	`7169646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D666E, 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 #6D666E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D666E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #6D666E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d666e; }
.text { color: #6d666e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d666e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 102 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d666e, #6e666b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D666E?: #6D666E is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D666E?: The RGB value is 109, 102, 110: 109 red, 102 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D666E?: The complementary color is #676E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D666E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.