What color is #6A7574?

#6A7574 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7574?

The RGB value is 106, 117, 116: 106 red, 117 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7574?

The complementary color is #756A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7574?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7574 color

#6A7574 rgb(106, 117, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7574 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 45.9% green and 45.5% blue (106, 117, 116).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#6A7574 color codes

HEX	`#6A7574`
RGB	`rgb(106, 117, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 45.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.32, -4.32, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.32, 4.41, 191.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.457, 17.047, 18.996)`
Decimal	`6976884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7574, 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 #6A7574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #6A7574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7574; }
.text { color: #6a7574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 117 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7574, #6a7175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A7574?: #6A7574 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7574?: The RGB value is 106, 117, 116: 106 red, 117 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7574?: The complementary color is #756A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7574?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.