What color is #6C6968?

#6C6968 is a gray, closest to the named color Dove Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6968?

The RGB value is 108, 105, 104: 108 red, 105 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6968?

The complementary color is #686B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6968?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6968 color

#6C6968 rgb(108, 105, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6968 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 41.2% green and 40.8% blue (108, 105, 104).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 2% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dove Gray (#6D6C6C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#6C6968 color codes

HEX	`#6C6968`
RGB	`rgb(108, 105, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 41.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 2%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 4%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.65, 0.97, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.65, 1.37, 45.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.734, 14.291, 15.129)`
Decimal	`7104872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6968, 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 #6C6968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #6C6968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6968; }
.text { color: #6c6968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 105 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6968, #6c6b68); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6C6968?: #6C6968 is a gray, closest to the named color Dove Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6968?: The RGB value is 108, 105, 104: 108 red, 105 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6968?: The complementary color is #686B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6968?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.