What color is #6A7973?

#6A7973 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7973?

The RGB value is 106, 121, 115: 106 red, 121 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7973?

The complementary color is #796A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7973 color

#6A7973 rgb(106, 121, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7973 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 47.5% green and 45.1% blue (106, 121, 115).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#6A7973 color codes

HEX	`#6A7973`
RGB	`rgb(106, 121, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 47.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, -6.83, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 6.97, 168.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.875, 17.976, 18.85)`
Decimal	`6977907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7973, 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 #6A7973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #6A7973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7973; }
.text { color: #6a7973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 121 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7973, #6a7779); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A7973?: #6A7973 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7973?: The RGB value is 106, 121, 115: 106 red, 121 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7973?: The complementary color is #796A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.