What color is #6D6F68?

#6D6F68 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6F68?

The RGB value is 109, 111, 104: 109 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6F68?

The complementary color is #6A686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6F68 color

#6D6F68 rgb(109, 111, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6F68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.5% green and 40.8% blue (109, 111, 104).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6D6F68 color codes

HEX	`#6D6F68`
RGB	`rgb(109, 111, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 6%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, -2.17, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 4.23, 120.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.489, 15.62, 15.346)`
Decimal	`7171944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6F68, 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 #6D6F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #6D6F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6f68; }
.text { color: #6d6f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 111 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6f68, #6a6f68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D6F68?: #6D6F68 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6F68?: The RGB value is 109, 111, 104: 109 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6F68?: The complementary color is #6A686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.