What color is #6C7B6F?

#6C7B6F is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7B6F?

The RGB value is 108, 123, 111: 108 red, 123 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7B6F?

The complementary color is #7B6C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7B6F color

#6C7B6F rgb(108, 123, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7B6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 48.2% green and 43.5% blue (108, 123, 111).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#6C7B6F color codes

HEX	`#6C7B6F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 123, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 48.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 12%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.1, -8.05, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.1, 9.32, 149.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.136, 18.502, 17.757)`
Decimal	`7109487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7B6F, 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 #6C7B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #6C7B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7b6f; }
.text { color: #6c7b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 123 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7b6f, #6c7b77); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C7B6F?: #6C7B6F is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7B6F?: The RGB value is 108, 123, 111: 108 red, 123 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7B6F?: The complementary color is #7B6C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.