Color

#6B6A61

Gray. Nearest reference color: Dim gray.

RGB

0–255

107

106

CMYK

0–100%

0.93%

9.35%

58.04%

RGB describes how #6B6A61 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 107, green 106 and blue 97.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 0.93%, yellow 9.35% and black 58.04%.

HSL values

H 54° S 4.9% L 40%

In the HSL color model, #6B6A61 has a hue of 54°, 4.9% saturation and 40% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#6B6A61 is an achromatic medium gray.

Temperature: Neutral
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Neutral

Color formats

Copy #6B6A61 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #6B6A61

RGB rgb(107, 106, 97)

HSL hsl(54 4.9% 40%)

OKLCH oklch(0.522405 0.013852 101.6957)

CSS --color: #6B6A61;

Tints of #6B6A61

Tints are lighter variations of #6B6A61. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F0EFE5 #CDCCC2 #ABAAA0 #8A8980 #6B6A61

Shades of #6B6A61

Shades are darker variations of #6B6A61. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#6B6A61 #4F4E45 #34332B #1C1B14 #070602

Tones of #6B6A61

Tones reduce the chroma of #6B6A61, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#6B6A61 #6B6A63 #6A6A65 #6A6A66 #6A6A68

Tonal range of #6B6A61

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #6B6A61 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F0EFE5 #CDCCC2 #ABAAA0 #8A8980 #6B6A61 #4F4E45 #34332B #1C1B14 #070602

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F0EFE5;
    --color-200: #CDCCC2;
    --color-300: #ABAAA0;
    --color-400: #8A8980;
    --color-500: #6B6A61;
    --color-600: #4F4E45;
    --color-700: #34332B;
    --color-800: #1C1B14;
    --color-900: #070602;
}

Colors that go with #6B6A61

Color harmonies for #6B6A61 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#6B6A61 #686972

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#6F6861 #6B6A61 #676B63

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#6B6A61 #616C6F #70676C

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#6B6A61 #646A72 #6C6770

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#6B6A61 #616C6B #686972 #716667

CSS gradients with #6B6A61

These gradients show how #6B6A61 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#6B6A61 #8E8D86 #B2B2AD #D8D8D5 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6B6A61, #8E8D86, #B2B2AD, #D8D8D5, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#6B6A61 #46463F #252421 #080706 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6B6A61, #46463F, #252421, #080706, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#6B6A61 #656C65 #616C6C #626B71 #686972

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6B6A61, #656C65, #616C6C, #626B71, #686972);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #6B6A61. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.44:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.86:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1430 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #6B6A61 as the background.

background-color: #6B6A61;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #6B6A61 in design

See how #6B6A61 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#6B6A61 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #6B6A61 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#CDCCC2

#6B6A61

#1C1B14

Colors similar to #6B6A61

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #6B6A61, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#3E3E3E #484848 #535353 #5E5E5E #757575 #818181 #8D8D8D #999999

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #6B6A61 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #6C6960 Deuteranopia #6C6A61 Tritanopia #6D6967

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #6B6A61 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 13.3748
Y: 14.297
Z: 13.3619

CIELAB

L*: 44.6559
a*: -1.38
b*: 5.1913

OKLab

L: 0.522405
a: -0.002808
b: 0.013564

OKLCH

L: 0.522405
C: 0.013852
H: 101.6957°