What color is #6C7D80?

#6C7D80 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7D80?

The RGB value is 108, 125, 128: 108 red, 125 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7D80?

The complementary color is #806F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7D80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7D80 color

#6C7D80 rgb(108, 125, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7D80 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 49% green and 50.2% blue (108, 125, 128).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Sea (#6E8082), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#6C7D80 color codes

HEX	`#6C7D80`
RGB	`rgb(108, 125, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 49%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.17, -5.54, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.17, 6.68, 213.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.413, 19.413, 23.248)`
Decimal	`7110016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7D80, 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 #6C7D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #6C7D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7d80; }
.text { color: #6c7d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 125 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7d80, #6c7380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7D80?: #6C7D80 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7D80?: The RGB value is 108, 125, 128: 108 red, 125 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7D80?: The complementary color is #806F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7D80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.