What color is #6C6873?

#6C6873 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6873?

The RGB value is 108, 104, 115: 108 red, 104 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6873?

The complementary color is #6F7368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6873 color

#6C6873 rgb(108, 104, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6873 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40.8% green and 45.1% blue (108, 104, 115).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#6C6873 color codes

HEX	`#6C6873`
RGB	`rgb(108, 104, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 3.86, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 6.79, 304.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.229, 14.327, 18.232)`
Decimal	`7104627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6873, 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 #6C6873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #6C6873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6873; }
.text { color: #6c6873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 104 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6873, #726873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6873?: #6C6873 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6873?: The RGB value is 108, 104, 115: 108 red, 104 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6873?: The complementary color is #6F7368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.