What color is #6D736A?

#6D736A is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D736A?

The RGB value is 109, 115, 106: 109 red, 115 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D736A?

The complementary color is #706A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D736A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D736A color

#6D736A rgb(109, 115, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D736A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.1% green and 41.6% blue (109, 115, 106).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#6D736A color codes

HEX	`#6D736A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 115, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 8%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.69, -4.1, 4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.69, 5.87, 134.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.038, 16.553, 16.036)`
Decimal	`7172970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D736A, 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 #6D736A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D736A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #6D736A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d736a; }
.text { color: #6d736a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d736a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 115 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d736a, #6a736c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D736A?: #6D736A is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D736A?: The RGB value is 109, 115, 106: 109 red, 115 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D736A?: The complementary color is #706A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D736A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.