What color is #6C6E7B?

#6C6E7B is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6E7B?

The RGB value is 108, 110, 123: 108 red, 110 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6E7B?

The complementary color is #7B796C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6E7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6E7B color

#6C6E7B rgb(108, 110, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6E7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.1% green and 48.2% blue (108, 110, 123).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#6C6E7B color codes

HEX	`#6C6E7B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 110, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 12%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.67, 2.06, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.67, 7.73, 285.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.335, 15.77, 20.971)`
Decimal	`7106171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6E7B, 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 #6C6E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #6C6E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6e7b; }
.text { color: #6c6e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 110 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6e7b, #726c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C6E7B?: #6C6E7B is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6E7B?: The RGB value is 108, 110, 123: 108 red, 110 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6E7B?: The complementary color is #7B796C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6E7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.