What color is #6C716A?

#6C716A is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C716A?

The RGB value is 108, 113, 106: 108 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C716A?

The complementary color is #6F6A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C716A?

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.

#6C716A color

#6C716A rgb(108, 113, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C716A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 44.3% green and 41.6% blue (108, 113, 106).

Its hue angle is 103°, 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 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C716A color codes

HEX	`#6C716A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 113, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 44.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 6%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.03, -3.33, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.03, 4.64, 135.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.691, 16.039, 15.955)`
Decimal	`7106922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C716A, 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 #6C716A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C716A 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 #6C716A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c716a; }
.text { color: #6c716a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c716a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 113 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c716a, #6a716c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C716A?: #6C716A is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C716A?: The RGB value is 108, 113, 106: 108 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C716A?: The complementary color is #6F6A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C716A?: 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.