What color is #6B7968?

#6B7968 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7968?

The RGB value is 107, 121, 104: 107 red, 121 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7968?

The complementary color is #766879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7968?

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.

#6B7968 color

#6B7968 rgb(107, 121, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7968 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 47.5% green and 40.8% blue (107, 121, 104).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6B7968 color codes

HEX	`#6B7968`
RGB	`rgb(107, 121, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 47.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, -8.68, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 11.53, 138.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.399, 17.8, 15.718)`
Decimal	`7043432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7968, 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 #6B7968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7968 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 #6B7968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7968; }
.text { color: #6b7968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 121 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7968, #68796d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B7968?: #6B7968 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7968?: The RGB value is 107, 121, 104: 107 red, 121 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7968?: The complementary color is #766879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7968?: 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.