What color is #6C7968?

#6C7968 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7968?

The RGB value is 108, 121, 104: 108 red, 121 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7968?

The complementary color is #756879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7968?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7968 color

#6C7968 rgb(108, 121, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7968 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.5% green and 40.8% blue (108, 121, 104).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C7968 color codes

HEX	`#6C7968`
RGB	`rgb(108, 121, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, -8.3, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 11.33, 137.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.52, 17.862, 15.724)`
Decimal	`7108968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7968, 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 #6C7968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #6C7968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7968; }
.text { color: #6c7968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 121 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7968, #68796d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C7968?: #6C7968 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7968?: The RGB value is 108, 121, 104: 108 red, 121 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7968?: The complementary color is #756879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7968?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.