#6c686b Color Information

#6c686b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #6c686b. In RGB, it consists of 42.4% Red, 40.8% Green, and 42.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.7% Magenta, 0.9% Yellow, and 57.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 315.0°, with saturation of 1.9% and lightness of 41.6%. The decimal value for #6c686b is 7104619, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6c686b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#6c686b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color108, 104, 107 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color42.4%, 40.8%, 42.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.576, 0.592, 0.580 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.037, 0.009, 0.576 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color315.0°, 1.9%, 41.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color315.0°, 3.7%, 42.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color13.789, 14.150, 15.915 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color108, 104, 107 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7104619 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color44.448, 2.171, -1.131 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)44.448, 2.448, 332.479 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color44.448, 2.085, -1.839 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color37.617, -0.400, 1.248 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.314, 0.323, 14.150 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285294699 / 0xff6c686b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: December 3, 2024

Shades of #6c686b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6c686b, its pure hue is 315.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.9%, and its lightness is 41.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #6c686b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0e0d0d to #5f5b5e.

Tints of #6c686b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6c686b, its pure hue is 315.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.9%, and its lightness is 41.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #6c686b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7e7b7e to #edeced.

Tones of #6c686b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6c686b, its pure hue is 315.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #6c686b, which range from #6a6a6a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d4009f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #6c686b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6c686b! For #6c686b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #6c686b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #6c686b

This color, #6c686b, consists of 42.4% Red, 40.8% Green, and 42.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 108, Green = 104, Blue = 107. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6c686b is 0% Cyan, 3.7% Magenta, 0.9% Yellow, and 57.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R42.4%
C0.0%
G40.8%
M3.7%
B42.0%
Y0.9%
K57.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 108 104 107
Octal 154 150 153
Hexa #6c #68 #6b
Binary 01101100 01101000 01101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 0 57
Octal 0 3 0 71
Hexa #00 #03 #00 #39
Binary 00000000 00000011 00000000 00111001

Analogous Colors of #6c686b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6c686b — which has hue 315.0° — its analogous colors are located at 285.0° and 345.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c686b.

Triadic Colors of #6c686b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #6c686b — which has hue 315.0° — its triadic colors are located at 75.0° and 315.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c686b.

Complementary Color of #6c686b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6c686b — which has hue 315.0° — its complementary color is located at 135.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c686b.

Split Complementary Colors of #6c686b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #6c686b — which has hue 315.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 105.0° and 315.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c686b.

Tetradic Colors of #6c686b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #6c686b — which has hue 315.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 225.0°, 315.0°, 45.0°, and 135.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c686b.

Monochromatic Colors of #6c686b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6c686b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #363535 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a29ca0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6c686b

We want to make getting started with #6c686b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6c686b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6c686b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #6c686b with other HTML elements.

#6c686b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #6c686b.
<span style="color: #6c686b;">The color of this text is #6c686b.</span>

#6c686b Background Color

The background color for this text is #6c686b.
<div style="background-color: #6c686b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6c686b.</div>

#6c686b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #6c686b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6c686b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6c686b.</span>

#6c686b Border Color

This is a div with border color #6c686b.
<div style="border: #6c686b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6c686b.</div>

#6c686b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #6c686b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6c686b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6c686b on a white background.</div></div>

#6c686b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #6c686b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6c686b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6c686b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #6c686b to White

This is a gradient from #6c686b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6c686b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6c686b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6c686b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6c686b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6c686b to white.</div>

Gradient from #6c686b to Black

This is a gradient from #6c686b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6c686b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6c686b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6c686b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6c686b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6c686b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #6c686b

In addition to using #6c686b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #6c686b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6c686b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 108, Green = 104, Blue = 107). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6c686b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #6c686b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(108, 104, 107)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #6c686b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #6c686b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #6c686b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(108, 104, 107);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#6c686b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:108, green:104, blue:107, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:108 green:104 blue:107 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(108f, 104f, 107f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(108, 104, 107);
 

#6c686b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #6c686b the same way. For those with color blindness, #6c686b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6c686b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6c686b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #6c686b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #6c686b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #6c686b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #6c686b would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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