#6A656D closest to Alley Cat
#6A656D is a medium gray; the closest named color is Alley Cat. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.6% green and 42.7% blue (rgb(106, 101, 109)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 4% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. #6A656D is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.68:1.
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Variations of #6A656D
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#6A656D color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#6A656D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #6A656D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #65676D
- Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #64666D
- Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #66666D
- Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #65676D
- Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #67666D
- Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6A6668
- Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6A656B
- Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #676767
- Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #686668
#6A656D contrast checker
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Colors similar to #6A656D
Palettes with #6A656D
- E5D5C89AC3C375A69E6A6272493E4DSandcastle to Italian Grape
- DEEAE3CAB7A37A9EB6887A6D72606E354135Frosty Pink to Black Olive
- EBDCAFBEB19A9387856A5F6F443958Vinaigrette to Maharaja
- 161E185545517462708C9F93B2D8C9FAE4F3Coco’s Black to Bunny Tail
- 3B404C8B8699726878F8EBF2A8B4D6Inkblot to Over the Moon
- A47E89755F68FFEDF1D5BCC2302429Opium to Aubergine
#6A656D in CSS
/* Alley Cat */
.color { color: #6A656D; }
.background { background-color: #6A656D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6A656D; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(106 101 109);
color: hsl(278 4% 41%);
color: oklch(0.514 0.014 313.1);#6A656D FAQ
What color is #6A656D?
#6A656D is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.
What is the RGB value of #6A656D?
#6A656D is rgb(106, 101, 109) in RGB, hsl(278, 4%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #6A656D?
The complementary color of #6A656D is #686D65, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #6A656D?
White text has the best contrast on #6A656D: 5.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #6A656D a warm or cool color?
#6A656D is a neutral color.