What color is #6D746A?

#6D746A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D746A?

The RGB value is 109, 116, 106: 109 red, 116 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D746A?

The complementary color is #716A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D746A?

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

#6D746A color

#6D746A rgb(109, 116, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D746A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.5% green and 41.6% blue (109, 116, 106).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6D746A color codes

HEX	`#6D746A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 116, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 9%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.98, -4.68, 4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.98, 6.57, 135.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.153, 16.783, 16.074)`
Decimal	`7173226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D746A, 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 #6D746A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D746A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	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 #6D746A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d746a; }
.text { color: #6d746a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d746a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 116 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d746a, #6a746c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D746A?: #6D746A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D746A?: The RGB value is 109, 116, 106: 109 red, 116 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D746A?: The complementary color is #716A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D746A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.