What color is #6D6E62?

#6D6E62 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6E62?

The RGB value is 109, 110, 98: 109 red, 110 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6E62?

The complementary color is #63626E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6E62 color

#6D6E62 rgb(109, 110, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6E62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.1% green and 38.4% blue (109, 110, 98).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#6D6E62 color codes

HEX	`#6D6E62`
RGB	`rgb(109, 110, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.02, -2.73, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.02, 7.11, 112.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.087, 15.285, 13.761)`
Decimal	`7171682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6E62, 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 #6D6E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #6D6E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6e62; }
.text { color: #6d6e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 110 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6e62, #676e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6E62?: #6D6E62 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6E62?: The RGB value is 109, 110, 98: 109 red, 110 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6E62?: The complementary color is #63626E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.