What color is #6C747F?

#6C747F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C747F?

The RGB value is 108, 116, 127: 108 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C747F?

The complementary color is #7F776C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C747F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C747F color

#6C747F rgb(108, 116, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C747F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.5% green and 49.8% blue (108, 116, 127).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#6C747F color codes

HEX	`#6C747F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 116, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.52, -0.56, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.52, 7.08, 265.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.26, 17.211, 22.54)`
Decimal	`7107711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C747F, 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 #6C747F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C747F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #6C747F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c747f; }
.text { color: #6c747f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c747f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 116 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c747f, #6e6c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C747F?: #6C747F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C747F?: The RGB value is 108, 116, 127: 108 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C747F?: The complementary color is #7F776C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C747F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.