What color is #6C7072?

#6C7072 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7072?

The RGB value is 108, 112, 114: 108 red, 112 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7072?

The complementary color is #726E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7072?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7072 color

#6C7072 rgb(108, 112, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7072 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.9% green and 44.7% blue (108, 112, 114).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6C7072 color codes

HEX	`#6C7072`
RGB	`rgb(108, 112, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 5%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, -1.1, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 1.97, 236.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.015, 15.991, 18.212)`
Decimal	`7106674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7072, 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 #6C7072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #6C7072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7072; }
.text { color: #6c7072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 112 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7072, #6c6d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C7072?: #6C7072 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7072?: The RGB value is 108, 112, 114: 108 red, 112 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7072?: The complementary color is #726E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7072?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.