What color is #6C6F6A?

#6C6F6A is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6F6A?

The RGB value is 108, 111, 106: 108 red, 111 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6F6A?

The complementary color is #6D6A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6F6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6F6A color

#6C6F6A rgb(108, 111, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C6F6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.5% green and 41.6% blue (108, 111, 106).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 2% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#6C6F6A color codes

HEX	`#6C6F6A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 111, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 2%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 5%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.44, -2.17, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.44, 3.22, 132.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.47, 15.598, 15.881)`
Decimal	`7106410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6F6A, 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 #6C6F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #6C6F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6f6a; }
.text { color: #6c6f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 111 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6f6a, #6a6f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C6F6A?: #6C6F6A is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6F6A?: The RGB value is 108, 111, 106: 108 red, 111 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6F6A?: The complementary color is #6D6A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6F6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.