What color is #6A6774?

#6A6774 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6774?

The RGB value is 106, 103, 116: 106 red, 103 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6774?

The complementary color is #717467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6774 color

#6A6774 rgb(106, 103, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A6774 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40.4% green and 45.5% blue (106, 103, 116).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#6A6774 color codes

HEX	`#6A6774`
RGB	`rgb(106, 103, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.27, 3.93, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.27, 7.89, 299.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.946, 14.026, 18.492)`
Decimal	`6973300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6774, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6A6774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6A6774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6774; }
.text { color: #6a6774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 103 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6774, #716774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6774?: #6A6774 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6774?: The RGB value is 106, 103, 116: 106 red, 103 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6774?: The complementary color is #717467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.