What color is #6C7572?

#6C7572 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7572?

The RGB value is 108, 117, 114: 108 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7572?

The complementary color is #756C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7572 color

#6C7572 rgb(108, 117, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7572 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.9% green and 44.7% blue (108, 117, 114).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#6C7572 color codes

HEX	`#6C7572`
RGB	`rgb(108, 117, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 8%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.42, -4.01, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.42, 4.04, 173.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.582, 17.125, 18.401)`
Decimal	`7107954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7572, 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 #6C7572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #6C7572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7572; }
.text { color: #6c7572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 117 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7572, #6c7475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7572?: #6C7572 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7572?: The RGB value is 108, 117, 114: 108 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7572?: The complementary color is #756C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.