Information about #6A6A70 color

#6A6A70 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6A6A70 falls into the Blue Color FamilyDesaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(106, 106, 112) — 41.6% red, 41.6% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6A6A70 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dolphin (#6A6873). Slightly further away sit Scarpa Flow (#6B6A6C) and Quarter Tuna (#656A70).

The recipe behind #6A6A70 is rgb(106, 106, 112), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6A6A70 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6A6A70 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6A6A70 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 #6A6A70

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

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A6A70
  • RGB106, 106, 112
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(106, 106, 112)
  • HSL240°, 3%, 43%
  • HSL Precise240°, 2.752%, 42.745%
  • HSV240°, 5%, 44%
  • HSB240°, 5%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.416, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.416, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.416, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6A6A70
  • DECIMAL ID6974064
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01