What color is #6B746D?

#6B746D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B746D?

The RGB value is 107, 116, 109: 107 red, 116 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B746D?

The complementary color is #746B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B746D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B746D color

#6B746D rgb(107, 116, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B746D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 45.5% green and 42.7% blue (107, 116, 109).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#6B746D color codes

HEX	`#6B746D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 116, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 45.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 8%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, -4.84, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 5.55, 150.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.069, 16.721, 16.899)`
Decimal	`7042157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B746D, 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 #6B746D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B746D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	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 #6B746D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b746d; }
.text { color: #6b746d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b746d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 116 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b746d, #6b7472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B746D?: #6B746D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B746D?: The RGB value is 107, 116, 109: 107 red, 116 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B746D?: The complementary color is #746B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B746D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.