What color is #6D6B73?

#6D6B73 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6B73?

The RGB value is 109, 107, 115: 109 red, 107 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6B73?

The complementary color is #71736B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6B73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6B73 color

#6D6B73 rgb(109, 107, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6B73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 42% green and 45.1% blue (109, 107, 115).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#6D6B73 color codes

HEX	`#6D6B73`
RGB	`rgb(109, 107, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 42%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 7%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.64, 2.44, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.64, 4.84, 300.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.658, 15.004, 18.34)`
Decimal	`7170931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6B73, 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 #6D6B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #6D6B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6b73; }
.text { color: #6d6b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 107 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6b73, #716b73); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6D6B73?: #6D6B73 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6B73?: The RGB value is 109, 107, 115: 109 red, 107 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6B73?: The complementary color is #71736B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6B73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.