What color is #6C6764?

#6C6764 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6764?

The RGB value is 108, 103, 100: 108 red, 103 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6764?

The complementary color is #64696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6764?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6764 color

#6C6764 rgb(108, 103, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6764 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40.4% green and 39.2% blue (108, 103, 100).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 4% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#6C6764 color codes

HEX	`#6C6764`
RGB	`rgb(108, 103, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 4%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 7%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.96, 1.37, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.96, 2.75, 60.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.335, 13.809, 14.017)`
Decimal	`7104356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6764, 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 #6C6764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #6C6764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6764; }
.text { color: #6c6764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 103 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6764, #6c6b64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C6764?: #6C6764 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6764?: The RGB value is 108, 103, 100: 108 red, 103 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6764?: The complementary color is #64696C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6764?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.