What color is #6C7874?

#6C7874 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7874?

The RGB value is 108, 120, 116: 108 red, 120 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7874?

The complementary color is #786C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7874?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7874 color

#6C7874 rgb(108, 120, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7874 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.1% green and 45.5% blue (108, 120, 116).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#6C7874 color codes

HEX	`#6C7874`
RGB	`rgb(108, 120, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.35, -5.31, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.35, 5.35, 172.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.053, 17.882, 19.125)`
Decimal	`7108724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7874, 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 #6C7874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #6C7874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7874; }
.text { color: #6c7874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 120 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7874, #6c7678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C7874?: #6C7874 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7874?: The RGB value is 108, 120, 116: 108 red, 120 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7874?: The complementary color is #786C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7874?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.