What color is #6C6B7A?

#6C6B7A is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6B7A?

The RGB value is 108, 107, 122: 108 red, 107 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6B7A?

The complementary color is #797A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6B7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6B7A color

#6C6B7A rgb(108, 107, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6B7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 42% green and 47.8% blue (108, 107, 122).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#6C6B7A color codes

HEX	`#6C6B7A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 107, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 42%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 12%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.78, 3.62, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.78, 8.94, 293.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.954, 15.109, 20.537)`
Decimal	`7105402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6B7A, 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 #6C6B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #6C6B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6b7a; }
.text { color: #6c6b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 107 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6b7a, #746b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6B7A?: #6C6B7A is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6B7A?: The RGB value is 108, 107, 122: 108 red, 107 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6B7A?: The complementary color is #797A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6B7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.