What color is #6C736B?

#6C736B is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C736B?

The RGB value is 108, 115, 107: 108 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C736B?

The complementary color is #726B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C736B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C736B color

#6C736B rgb(108, 115, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C736B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.1% green and 42% blue (108, 115, 107).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#6C736B color codes

HEX	`#6C736B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 115, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 7%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.64, -4.29, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.64, 5.54, 140.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.968, 16.511, 16.305)`
Decimal	`7107435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C736B, 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 #6C736B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C736B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #6C736B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c736b; }
.text { color: #6c736b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c736b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 115 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c736b, #6b736e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C736B?: #6C736B is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C736B?: The RGB value is 108, 115, 107: 108 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C736B?: The complementary color is #726B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C736B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.