What color is #6C6473?

#6C6473 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6473?

The RGB value is 108, 100, 115: 108 red, 100 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6473?

The complementary color is #6B7364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6473 color

#6C6473 rgb(108, 100, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6473 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 39.2% green and 45.1% blue (108, 100, 115).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#6C6473 color codes

HEX	`#6C6473`
RGB	`rgb(108, 100, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 39.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 13%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.57, 6.27, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.57, 9.6, 310.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.835, 13.54, 18.101)`
Decimal	`7103603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6473, 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 #6C6473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #6C6473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6473; }
.text { color: #6c6473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 100 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6473, #736473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6473?: #6C6473 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6473?: The RGB value is 108, 100, 115: 108 red, 100 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6473?: The complementary color is #6B7364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.