Information about #6D6D6D color

#6D6D6D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6D6D6D belongs to the Greyscale Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(109, 109, 109) (42.7% red, 42.7% green, 42.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 57 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6D6D6D presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cliff Face Grey (#6C6E6D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tarmac (#6F6F6E) and Scarpa Flow (#6B6A6C).

Under the hood all three RGB channels are equal (109 each), placing #6D6D6D exactly on the neutral axis of the color space. If you plan to put text on a #6D6D6D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.1:1. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#6D6D6D color variations

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

#6D6D6D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#8A8A8A

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#A7A7A7

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#C4C4C4

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#E1E1E1

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White

#FFFFFF

#6D6D6D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6D6D6D
#575757

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#414141

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#2B2B2B

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#151515

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Black

#000000

#6D6D6D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6D6D6D
#717171

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#747474

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#787878

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#7B7B7B

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Grey

#808080

Why this page shows fewer blocks

#6D6D6D belongs to the Greyscale Color Family, and greyscale colors have no hue. Hue is an angle on the color wheel, and that angle only exists when a color leans toward one primary more than the others. Here all three channels are equal (R = G = B), so there is nothing to lean and no angle to measure.

Everything built on rotating that angle therefore has nothing to rotate. A complementary color is the hue 180° away — for a grey, that is the same grey. The same goes for analogous, triadic, tetradic and square harmonies. Rather than show seven identical swatches, the register leaves the Hues variation strip and the whole Harmonies section out.

What remains is everything that depends on lightness rather than hue. Tints, shades and tones still work, because they move the color up and down the scale instead of around the wheel. So do the nearest named colors, the conversions and the adjacent color codes.

How the register classifies colors · All greyscale colors in the register

Nearest named colors to #6D6D6D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Cliff Face Grey color link
Cliff Face Grey

#6C6E6D

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Double Stack color link
Double Stack

#6F716E

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Lattitude color link
Lattitude

#6D726C

Dark Silver color link
Dark Silver

#71706E

Smokey Gray color link
Smokey Gray

#726E6D

Gauntlet color link
Gauntlet

#716F69

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

#6D6D6D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6D6D6D
  • RGB109, 109, 109
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(109, 109, 109)
  • HSL0°, 0%, 43%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0%, 42.745%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 43%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.427, 0.427, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.427, 0.427, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.427, 0.427, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyGreyscale
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6D6D6D
  • DECIMAL ID7171437
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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