What color is #6D6C69?

#6D6C69 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6C69?

The RGB value is 109, 108, 105: 109 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6C69?

The complementary color is #696A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6C69?

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.

#6D6C69 color

#6D6C69 rgb(109, 108, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6C69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 42.4% green and 41.2% blue (109, 108, 105).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 2% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6D6C69 color codes

HEX	`#6D6C69`
RGB	`rgb(109, 108, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 42.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 2%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 4%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, -0.22, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 1.82, 96.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.219, 14.996, 15.507)`
Decimal	`7171177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6C69, 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 #6D6C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6C69 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 #6D6C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6c69; }
.text { color: #6d6c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 108 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6c69, #6c6d69); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6D6C69?: #6D6C69 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6C69?: The RGB value is 109, 108, 105: 109 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6C69?: The complementary color is #696A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6C69?: 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.