What color is #6A7E7C?

#6A7E7C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7E7C?

The RGB value is 106, 126, 124: 106 red, 126 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7E7C?

The complementary color is #7E6A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7E7C color

#6A7E7C rgb(106, 126, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7E7C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 49.4% green and 48.6% blue (106, 126, 124).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#6A7E7C color codes

HEX	`#6A7E7C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 126, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 49.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, -7.71, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 7.82, 189.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.042, 19.441, 21.919)`
Decimal	`6979196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7E7C, 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 #6A7E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A7E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #6A7E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7e7c; }
.text { color: #6a7e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 126 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7e7c, #6a767e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A7E7C?: #6A7E7C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7E7C?: The RGB value is 106, 126, 124: 106 red, 126 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7E7C?: The complementary color is #7E6A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.