What color is #6C7471?

#6C7471 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7471?

The RGB value is 108, 116, 113: 108 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7471?

The complementary color is #746C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7471 color

#6C7471 rgb(108, 116, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7471 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.5% green and 44.3% blue (108, 116, 113).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6C7471 color codes

HEX	`#6C7471`
RGB	`rgb(108, 116, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 7%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, -3.64, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 3.69, 170.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.41, 16.871, 18.064)`
Decimal	`7107697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7471, 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 #6C7471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #6C7471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7471; }
.text { color: #6c7471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 116 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7471, #6c7374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7471?: #6C7471 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7471?: The RGB value is 108, 116, 113: 108 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7471?: The complementary color is #746C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.