What color is #6C7C7C?

#6C7C7C is a gray, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7C7C?

The RGB value is 108, 124, 124: 108 red, 124 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7C7C?

The complementary color is #7C6C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7C7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7C7C color

#6C7C7C rgb(108, 124, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7C7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 48.6% green and 48.6% blue (108, 124, 124).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#6C7C7C color codes

HEX	`#6C7C7C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 124, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 48.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.76, -5.86, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.76, 6.19, 198.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.029, 19.058, 21.846)`
Decimal	`7109756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7C7C, 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 #6C7C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #6C7C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7c7c; }
.text { color: #6c7c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 124 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7c7c, #6c747c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C7C7C?: #6C7C7C is a gray, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7C7C?: The RGB value is 108, 124, 124: 108 red, 124 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7C7C?: The complementary color is #7C6C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7C7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.