What color is #6C687B?

#6C687B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C687B?

The RGB value is 108, 104, 123: 108 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C687B?

The complementary color is #777B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C687B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C687B color

#6C687B rgb(108, 104, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C687B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40.8% green and 48.2% blue (108, 104, 123).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#6C687B color codes

HEX	`#6C687B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 104, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, 5.65, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 11.49, 299.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.709, 14.519, 20.763)`
Decimal	`7104635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C687B, 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 #6C687B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C687B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #6C687B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c687b; }
.text { color: #6c687b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c687b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 104 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c687b, #76687b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C687B?: #6C687B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C687B?: The RGB value is 108, 104, 123: 108 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C687B?: The complementary color is #777B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C687B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.