What color is #6A7060?

#6A7060 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7060?

The RGB value is 106, 112, 96: 106 red, 112 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7060?

The complementary color is #666070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7060?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7060 color

#6A7060 rgb(106, 112, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7060 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 43.9% green and 37.6% blue (106, 112, 96).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#6A7060 color codes

HEX	`#6A7060`
RGB	`rgb(106, 112, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 43.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.31, -5.46, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.31, 9.79, 123.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.849, 15.497, 13.326)`
Decimal	`6975584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7060, 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 #6A7060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #6A7060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7060; }
.text { color: #6a7060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 112 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7060, #627060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A7060?: #6A7060 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7060?: The RGB value is 106, 112, 96: 106 red, 112 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7060?: The complementary color is #666070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7060?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.