What color is #6A7074?

#6A7074 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7074?

The RGB value is 106, 112, 116: 106 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7074?

The complementary color is #746E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7074 color

#6A7074 rgb(106, 112, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7074 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 43.9% green and 45.5% blue (106, 112, 116).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#6A7074 color codes

HEX	`#6A7074`
RGB	`rgb(106, 112, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 43.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 9%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.86, -1.41, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.86, 3.32, 244.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.89, 15.913, 18.807)`
Decimal	`6975604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7074, 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 #6A7074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #6A7074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7074; }
.text { color: #6a7074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 112 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7074, #6a6b74); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A7074?: #6A7074 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7074?: The RGB value is 106, 112, 116: 106 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7074?: The complementary color is #746E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.