What color is #6C7C9C?

#6C7C9C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7C9C?

The RGB value is 108, 124, 156: 108 red, 124 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7C9C?

The complementary color is #9C8C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7C9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7C9C color

#6C7C9C rgb(108, 124, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C7C9C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 48.6% green and 61.2% blue (108, 124, 156).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6C7C9C color codes

HEX	`#6C7C9C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 124, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 48.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 31%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, 1.93, -19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 19.2, 275.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.391, 20.003, 34.285)`
Decimal	`7109788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7C9C, 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 #6C7C9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7C9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #6C7C9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7c9c; }
.text { color: #6c7c9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7c9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 124 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7c9c, #746c9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7C9C?: #6C7C9C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7C9C?: The RGB value is 108, 124, 156: 108 red, 124 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7C9C?: The complementary color is #9C8C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7C9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.