What color is #6C6E70?

#6C6E70 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6E70?

The RGB value is 108, 110, 112: 108 red, 110 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6E70?

The complementary color is #706E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6E70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6E70 color

#6C6E70 rgb(108, 110, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6E70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.1% green and 43.9% blue (108, 110, 112).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 2% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#6C6E70 color codes

HEX	`#6C6E70`
RGB	`rgb(108, 110, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 2%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 4%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.32, -0.35, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.32, 1.42, 255.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.684, 15.51, 17.546)`
Decimal	`7106160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6E70, 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 #6C6E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #6C6E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6e70; }
.text { color: #6c6e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 110 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6e70, #6c6c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C6E70?: #6C6E70 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6E70?: The RGB value is 108, 110, 112: 108 red, 110 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6E70?: The complementary color is #706E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6E70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.