What color is #6A746A?

#6A746A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A746A?

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

What is the complementary color of #6A746A?

The complementary color is #746A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A746A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A746A color

#6A746A rgb(106, 116, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A746A is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#6A746A color codes

HEX	`#6A746A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 116, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 45.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.75, -5.83, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.75, 7.21, 143.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.79, 16.595, 16.057)`
Decimal	`6976618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A746A, 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 #6A746A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A746A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #6A746A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a746a; }
.text { color: #6a746a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a746a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 116 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a746a, #6a746f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A746A?: #6A746A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A746A?: The RGB value is 106, 116, 106: 106 red, 116 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A746A?: The complementary color is #746A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A746A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.