What color is #6A796B?

#6A796B is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A796B?

The RGB value is 106, 121, 107: 106 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A796B?

The complementary color is #796A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A796B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A796B color

#6A796B rgb(106, 121, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A796B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 47.5% green and 42% blue (106, 121, 107).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#6A796B color codes

HEX	`#6A796B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 121, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 47.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, -8.48, 5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 10.28, 145.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.435, 17.8, 16.53)`
Decimal	`6977899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A796B, 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 #6A796B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A796B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #6A796B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a796b; }
.text { color: #6a796b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a796b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 121 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a796b, #6a7972); }

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Questions

What color is #6A796B?: #6A796B is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A796B?: The RGB value is 106, 121, 107: 106 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A796B?: The complementary color is #796A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A796B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.