What color is #6D6677?

#6D6677 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6677?

The RGB value is 109, 102, 119: 109 red, 102 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6677?

The complementary color is #707766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6677?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6677 color

#6D6677 rgb(109, 102, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6677 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40% green and 46.7% blue (109, 102, 119).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#6D6677 color codes

HEX	`#6D6677`
RGB	`rgb(109, 102, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.36, 6.32, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.36, 10.59, 306.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.387, 14.086, 19.41)`
Decimal	`7169655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6677, 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 #6D6677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #6D6677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6677; }
.text { color: #6d6677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 102 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6677, #766677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6677?: #6D6677 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6677?: The RGB value is 109, 102, 119: 109 red, 102 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6677?: The complementary color is #707766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6677?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.