What color is #6C7D73?

#6C7D73 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7D73?

The RGB value is 108, 125, 115: 108 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7D73?

The complementary color is #7D6C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7D73 color

#6C7D73 rgb(108, 125, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7D73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 49% green and 45.1% blue (108, 125, 115).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#6C7D73 color codes

HEX	`#6C7D73`
RGB	`rgb(108, 125, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 49%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, -8.36, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 9.01, 158.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.612, 19.093, 19.026)`
Decimal	`7110003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7D73, 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 #6C7D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #6C7D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7d73; }
.text { color: #6c7d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 125 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7d73, #6c7d7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C7D73?: #6C7D73 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7D73?: The RGB value is 108, 125, 115: 108 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7D73?: The complementary color is #7D6C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.