What color is #6C787A?

#6C787A is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C787A?

The RGB value is 108, 120, 122: 108 red, 120 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C787A?

The complementary color is #7A6E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C787A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C787A color

#6C787A rgb(108, 120, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C787A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.1% green and 47.8% blue (108, 120, 122).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#6C787A color codes

HEX	`#6C787A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 120, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, -4.01, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 4.79, 213.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.413, 18.026, 21.023)`
Decimal	`7108730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C787A, 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 #6C787A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C787A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #6C787A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c787a; }
.text { color: #6c787a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c787a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 120 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c787a, #6c717a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C787A?: #6C787A is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C787A?: The RGB value is 108, 120, 122: 108 red, 120 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C787A?: The complementary color is #7A6E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C787A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.