What color is #6C7069?

#6C7069 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7069?

The RGB value is 108, 112, 105: 108 red, 112 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7069?

The complementary color is #6D6970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7069?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7069 color

#6C7069 rgb(108, 112, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7069 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.9% green and 41.2% blue (108, 112, 105).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#6C7069 color codes

HEX	`#6C7069`
RGB	`rgb(108, 112, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 6%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.71, -2.95, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.71, 4.47, 131.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.528, 15.796, 15.645)`
Decimal	`7106665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7069, 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 #6C7069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #6C7069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7069; }
.text { color: #6c7069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 112 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7069, #69706a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7069?: #6C7069 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7069?: The RGB value is 108, 112, 105: 108 red, 112 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7069?: The complementary color is #6D6970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7069?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.