What color is #6A756C?

#6A756C is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A756C?

The RGB value is 106, 117, 108: 106 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A756C?

The complementary color is #756A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A756C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A756C color

#6A756C rgb(106, 117, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A756C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 45.9% green and 42.4% blue (106, 117, 108).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6A756C color codes

HEX	`#6A756C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 117, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 45.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.09, -6, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.09, 6.98, 149.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.011, 16.869, 16.65)`
Decimal	`6976876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A756C, 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 #6A756C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A756C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #6A756C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a756c; }
.text { color: #6a756c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a756c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 117 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a756c, #6a7572); }

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Questions

What color is #6A756C?: #6A756C is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A756C?: The RGB value is 106, 117, 108: 106 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A756C?: The complementary color is #756A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A756C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.