What color is #6D6E5B?

#6D6E5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6E5B?

The RGB value is 109, 110, 91: 109 red, 110 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6E5B?

The complementary color is #5C5B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6E5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6E5B color

#6D6E5B rgb(109, 110, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6E5B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.1% green and 35.7% blue (109, 110, 91).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#6D6E5B color codes

HEX	`#6D6E5B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 110, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 17%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.85, -3.99, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.85, 11.23, 110.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.771, 15.159, 12.096)`
Decimal	`7171675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6E5B, 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 #6D6E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #6D6E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6e5b; }
.text { color: #6d6e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 110 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6e5b, #646e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6E5B?: #6D6E5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6E5B?: The RGB value is 109, 110, 91: 109 red, 110 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6E5B?: The complementary color is #5C5B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6E5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.