What color is #6C797B?

#6C797B is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C797B?

The RGB value is 108, 121, 123: 108 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C797B?

The complementary color is #7B6E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C797B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C797B color

#6C797B rgb(108, 121, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C797B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.5% green and 48.2% blue (108, 121, 123).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#6C797B color codes

HEX	`#6C797B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 121, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 12%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, -4.37, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 5.15, 212.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.596, 18.293, 21.392)`
Decimal	`7108987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C797B, 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 #6C797B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C797B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #6C797B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c797b; }
.text { color: #6c797b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c797b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 121 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c797b, #6c727b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C797B?: #6C797B is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C797B?: The RGB value is 108, 121, 123: 108 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C797B?: The complementary color is #7B6E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C797B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.