What color is #6C786D?

#6C786D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C786D?

The RGB value is 108, 120, 109: 108 red, 120 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C786D?

The complementary color is #786C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C786D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C786D color

#6C786D rgb(108, 120, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C786D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.1% green and 42.7% blue (108, 120, 109).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#6C786D color codes

HEX	`#6C786D`
RGB	`rgb(108, 120, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.16, -6.75, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.16, 8.13, 146.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.661, 17.725, 17.061)`
Decimal	`7108717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C786D, 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 #6C786D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C786D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #6C786D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c786d; }
.text { color: #6c786d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c786d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 120 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c786d, #6c7873); }

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Questions

What color is #6C786D?: #6C786D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C786D?: The RGB value is 108, 120, 109: 108 red, 120 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C786D?: The complementary color is #786C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C786D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.