What color is #6A766D?

#6A766D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A766D?

The RGB value is 106, 118, 109: 106 red, 118 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A766D?

The complementary color is #766A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A766D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A766D color

#6A766D rgb(106, 118, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A766D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 46.3% green and 42.7% blue (106, 118, 109).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#6A766D color codes

HEX	`#6A766D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 118, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 46.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 10%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.42, -6.37, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.42, 7.24, 151.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.182, 17.125, 16.971)`
Decimal	`6977133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A766D, 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 #6A766D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A766D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #6A766D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a766d; }
.text { color: #6a766d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a766d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 118 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a766d, #6a7673); }

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Questions

What color is #6A766D?: #6A766D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A766D?: The RGB value is 106, 118, 109: 106 red, 118 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A766D?: The complementary color is #766A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A766D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.