What color is #6D6E67?

#6D6E67 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6E67?

The RGB value is 109, 110, 103: 109 red, 110 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6E67?

The complementary color is #68676E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6E67 color

#6D6E67 rgb(109, 110, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6E67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.1% green and 40.4% blue (109, 110, 103).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#6D6E67 color codes

HEX	`#6D6E67`
RGB	`rgb(109, 110, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 6%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.15, -1.78, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.15, 4.17, 115.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.33, 15.382, 15.043)`
Decimal	`7171687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6E67, 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 #6D6E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #6D6E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6e67; }
.text { color: #6d6e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 110 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6e67, #6a6e67); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D6E67?: #6D6E67 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6E67?: The RGB value is 109, 110, 103: 109 red, 110 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6E67?: The complementary color is #68676E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.