What color is #6C766B?

#6C766B is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C766B?

The RGB value is 108, 118, 107: 108 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C766B?

The complementary color is #756B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C766B?

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.

#6C766B color

#6C766B rgb(108, 118, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C766B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 46.3% green and 42% blue (108, 118, 107).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C766B color codes

HEX	`#6C766B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 118, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 46.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.52, -6.01, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.52, 7.68, 141.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.316, 17.206, 16.421)`
Decimal	`7108203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C766B, 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 #6C766B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C766B 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 #6C766B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c766b; }
.text { color: #6c766b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c766b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 118 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c766b, #6b7670); }

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Questions

What color is #6C766B?: #6C766B is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C766B?: The RGB value is 108, 118, 107: 108 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C766B?: The complementary color is #756B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C766B?: 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.