What color is #6C7167?

#6C7167 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7167?

The RGB value is 108, 113, 103: 108 red, 113 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7167?

The complementary color is #6C6771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7167?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7167 color

#6C7167 rgb(108, 113, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7167 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 44.3% green and 40.4% blue (108, 113, 103).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#6C7167 color codes

HEX	`#6C7167`
RGB	`rgb(108, 113, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 44.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.95, -3.92, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.95, 6.27, 128.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.537, 15.978, 15.147)`
Decimal	`7106919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7167, 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 #6C7167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #6C7167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7167; }
.text { color: #6c7167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 113 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7167, #677167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7167?: #6C7167 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7167?: The RGB value is 108, 113, 103: 108 red, 113 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7167?: The complementary color is #6C6771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7167?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.