What color is #6A7C6E?

#6A7C6E is a gray, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7C6E?

The RGB value is 106, 124, 110: 106 red, 124 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7C6E?

The complementary color is #7C6A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7C6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7C6E color

#6A7C6E rgb(106, 124, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7C6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 48.6% green and 43.1% blue (106, 124, 110).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6A7C6E color codes

HEX	`#6A7C6E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 124, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 48.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.22, -9.56, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.22, 11, 150.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.965, 18.605, 17.499)`
Decimal	`6978670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7C6E, 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 #6A7C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A7C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #6A7C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7c6e; }
.text { color: #6a7c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 124 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7c6e, #6a7c77); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A7C6E?: #6A7C6E is a gray, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7C6E?: The RGB value is 106, 124, 110: 106 red, 124 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7C6E?: The complementary color is #7C6A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7C6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.