What color is #6C7E77?

#6C7E77 is a gray, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7E77?

The RGB value is 108, 126, 119: 108 red, 126 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7E77?

The complementary color is #7E6C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7E77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7E77 color

#6C7E77 rgb(108, 126, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7E77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 49.4% green and 46.7% blue (108, 126, 119).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#6C7E77 color codes

HEX	`#6C7E77`
RGB	`rgb(108, 126, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 49.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, -8.08, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 8.24, 168.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.974, 19.441, 20.307)`
Decimal	`7110263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7E77, 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 #6C7E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #6C7E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7e77; }
.text { color: #6c7e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 126 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7e77, #6c7c7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C7E77?: #6C7E77 is a gray, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7E77?: The RGB value is 108, 126, 119: 108 red, 126 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7E77?: The complementary color is #7E6C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7E77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.