What color is #6A7570?

#6A7570 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7570?

The RGB value is 106, 117, 112: 106 red, 117 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7570?

The complementary color is #756A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7570?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7570 color

#6A7570 rgb(106, 117, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7570 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 45.9% green and 43.9% blue (106, 117, 112).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#6A7570 color codes

HEX	`#6A7570`
RGB	`rgb(106, 117, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 45.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, -5.18, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 5.35, 165.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.229, 16.956, 17.797)`
Decimal	`6976880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7570, 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 #6A7570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #6A7570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7570; }
.text { color: #6a7570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 117 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7570, #6a7575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A7570?: #6A7570 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7570?: The RGB value is 106, 117, 112: 106 red, 117 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7570?: The complementary color is #756A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7570?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.