What color is #6C6976?

#6C6976 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6976?

The RGB value is 108, 105, 118: 108 red, 105 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6976?

The complementary color is #737669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6976 color

#6C6976 rgb(108, 105, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6976 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 41.2% green and 46.3% blue (108, 105, 118).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#6C6976 color codes

HEX	`#6C6976`
RGB	`rgb(108, 105, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 41.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.08, 3.92, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.08, 7.87, 299.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.505, 14.599, 19.19)`
Decimal	`7104886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6976, 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 #6C6976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #6C6976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6976; }
.text { color: #6c6976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 105 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6976, #726976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6976?: #6C6976 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6976?: The RGB value is 108, 105, 118: 108 red, 105 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6976?: The complementary color is #737669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.