What color is #6C705E?

#6C705E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C705E?

The RGB value is 108, 112, 94: 108 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C705E?

The complementary color is #625E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C705E?

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.

#6C705E color

#6C705E rgb(108, 112, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C705E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.9% green and 36.9% blue (108, 112, 94).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C705E color codes

HEX	`#6C705E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 112, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.42, -5.02, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.42, 10.75, 117.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.999, 15.585, 12.858)`
Decimal	`7106654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C705E, 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 #6C705E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C705E 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 #6C705E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c705e; }
.text { color: #6c705e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c705e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 112 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c705e, #63705e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C705E?: #6C705E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C705E?: The RGB value is 108, 112, 94: 108 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C705E?: The complementary color is #625E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C705E?: 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.