What color is #6C757F?

#6C757F 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 #6C757F?

The RGB value is 108, 117, 127: 108 red, 117 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C757F?

The complementary color is #7F766C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C757F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C757F color

#6C757F rgb(108, 117, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C757F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.9% green and 49.8% blue (108, 117, 127).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#6C757F color codes

HEX	`#6C757F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 117, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.81, -1.15, -6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.81, 6.73, 260.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.375, 17.443, 22.579)`
Decimal	`7107967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C757F, 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 #6C757F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C757F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #6C757F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c757f; }
.text { color: #6c757f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c757f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 117 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c757f, #6d6c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C757F?: #6C757F 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 #6C757F?: The RGB value is 108, 117, 127: 108 red, 117 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C757F?: The complementary color is #7F766C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C757F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.