What color is #6C7363?

#6C7363 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7363?

The RGB value is 108, 115, 99: 108 red, 115 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7363?

The complementary color is #6A6373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7363?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7363 color

#6C7363 rgb(108, 115, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7363 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.1% green and 38.8% blue (108, 115, 99).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#6C7363 color codes

HEX	`#6C7363`
RGB	`rgb(108, 115, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -5.83, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 9.87, 126.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.567, 16.35, 14.19)`
Decimal	`7107427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7363, 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 #6C7363	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7363 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #6C7363 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7363; }
.text { color: #6c7363; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7363; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 115 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7363, #647363); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C7363?: #6C7363 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7363?: The RGB value is 108, 115, 99: 108 red, 115 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7363?: The complementary color is #6A6373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7363?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.