What color is #6A7870?

#6A7870 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7870?

The RGB value is 106, 120, 112: 106 red, 120 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7870?

The complementary color is #786A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7870?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7870 color

#6A7870 rgb(106, 120, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7870 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 47.1% green and 43.9% blue (106, 120, 112).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#6A7870 color codes

HEX	`#6A7870`
RGB	`rgb(106, 120, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 47.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, -6.89, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 7.38, 159.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.584, 17.667, 17.915)`
Decimal	`6977648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7870, 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 #6A7870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7870 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #6A7870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7870; }
.text { color: #6a7870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 120 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7870, #6a7877); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A7870?: #6A7870 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7870?: The RGB value is 106, 120, 112: 106 red, 120 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7870?: The complementary color is #786A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7870?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.