What color is #6C6770?

#6C6770 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6770?

The RGB value is 108, 103, 112: 108 red, 103 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6770?

The complementary color is #6B7067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6770 color

#6C6770 rgb(108, 103, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6770 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40.4% green and 43.9% blue (108, 103, 112).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#6C6770 color codes

HEX	`#6C6770`
RGB	`rgb(108, 103, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 8%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.32, 3.81, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.32, 5.78, 311.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.959, 14.059, 17.304)`
Decimal	`7104368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6770, 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 #6C6770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #6C6770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6770; }
.text { color: #6c6770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 103 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6770, #706770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6770?: #6C6770 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6770?: The RGB value is 108, 103, 112: 108 red, 103 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6770?: The complementary color is #6B7067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.