What color is #6D6863?

#6D6863 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6863?

The RGB value is 109, 104, 99: 109 red, 104 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6863?

The complementary color is #63686D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6863 color

#6D6863 rgb(109, 104, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6863 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40.8% green and 38.8% blue (109, 104, 99).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#6D6863 color codes

HEX	`#6D6863`
RGB	`rgb(109, 104, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.31, 0.98, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.31, 3.65, 74.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.509, 14.053, 13.803)`
Decimal	`7170147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6863, 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 #6D6863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #6D6863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6863; }
.text { color: #6d6863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 104 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6863, #6d6d63); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D6863?: #6D6863 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6863?: The RGB value is 109, 104, 99: 109 red, 104 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6863?: The complementary color is #63686D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.