What color is #6C7075?

#6C7075 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7075?

The RGB value is 108, 112, 117: 108 red, 112 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7075?

The complementary color is #75716C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7075?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7075 color

#6C7075 rgb(108, 112, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7075 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.9% green and 45.9% blue (108, 112, 117).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#6C7075 color codes

HEX	`#6C7075`
RGB	`rgb(108, 112, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 8%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, -0.45, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 3.33, 262.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.189, 16.061, 19.126)`
Decimal	`7106677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7075, 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 #6C7075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #6C7075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7075; }
.text { color: #6c7075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 112 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7075, #6c6c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C7075?: #6C7075 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7075?: The RGB value is 108, 112, 117: 108 red, 112 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7075?: The complementary color is #75716C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7075?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.