What color is #6C7866?

#6C7866 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7866?

The RGB value is 108, 120, 102: 108 red, 120 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7866?

The complementary color is #726678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7866 color

#6C7866 rgb(108, 120, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7866 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.1% green and 40% blue (108, 120, 102).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#6C7866 color codes

HEX	`#6C7866`
RGB	`rgb(108, 120, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.98, -8.12, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.98, 11.67, 134.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.299, 17.58, 15.155)`
Decimal	`7108710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7866, 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 #6C7866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #6C7866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7866; }
.text { color: #6c7866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 120 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7866, #667869); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C7866?: #6C7866 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7866?: The RGB value is 108, 120, 102: 108 red, 120 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7866?: The complementary color is #726678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.