Information about #6A676C color

#6A676C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6A676C is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(106, 103, 108) — 41.6% red, 40.4% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 2 / 0 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #6A676C sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Scarpa Flow (#6B6A6C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dim Gray (#696969) and Half Sidewinder (#6F676C).

The recipe behind #6A676C is rgb(106, 103, 108), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6A676C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. #6A676C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6A676C color variations

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#6A676C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6A676C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A676C
  • RGB106, 103, 108
  • CMYK1, 2, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(106, 103, 108)
  • HSL276°, 2%, 41%
  • HSL Precise276°, 2.37%, 41.373%
  • HSV276°, 5%, 42%
  • HSB276°, 5%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.404, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.404, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.404, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6A676C
  • DECIMAL ID6973292
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01