Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#6C6F70

#6C6F70 is a neutral gray HEX color nearest Machinery Gray. RGB 108, 111, 112, HSL 195° 2% 43%, luminance 0.1573; view contrast and conversions.

grayneutralmuted
#6C6F70 Sample readable text
HEX #6C6F70
RGB rgb(108, 111, 112)
HSL hsl(195 2% 43%)
CMYK cmyk(4, 1, 0, 56)
Luminance 0.1573
Contrast Black 4.15:1White 5.07:1

CSS

--color-6c6f70: #6C6F70;
.background-6c6f70 { background-color: #6C6F70; }
.text-6c6f70 { color: #6C6F70; }

HEX meaning and use

About #6C6F70

#6C6F70 is classified as a neutral gray value with muted visual character. #6C6F70 is visually closest to Machinery Gray, a named gray color with HEX #6C6F70.

The RGB channels are 108, 111, and 112, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 195deg with 2% saturation and 43% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1573, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.15:1AA Fail
White text5.07:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6C6F70 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.15:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.07:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3E4041#3E4041 · #FFFFFF text · best 10.43:1#9A9D9E#9A9D9E · #000000 text · best 7.69:1Dim Grey#696969 · #FFFFFF text · best 5.49:1#6B6D70#6B6D70 · #FFFFFF text · best 5.19:1#706D6B#706D6B · #FFFFFF text · best 5.14:1

Generated Palette

Machinery Gray#6C6F70
#706D6B#706D6B
#6B706F#6B706F
#6B6D70#6B6D70
#9A9D9E#9A9D9E
#3E4041#3E4041

Color Harmonies

#706D6B#706D6B
#6B706F#6B706F
#6B6D70#6B6D70
#706B6F#706B6F
#6F706B#6F706B

Variants

#9A9D9E#9A9D9E
#3E4041#3E4041
#537B88#537B88
#6E6E6E#6E6E6E
#ADADAD#ADADAD
#05C1FF#05C1FF

Nearest Named Colors

Machinery Gray#6C6F70
Nickel#727472
Wet Concrete#6F7378
Dim Gray#696969
Dim Grey#696969

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1573
Black text4.15:1AA Fail
White text5.07:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#6C6F70","rgb":[108,111,112],"hsl":[195,2,43],"cmyk":[4,1,0,56],"luminance":0.1573,"contrast":{"black":4.15,"white":5.07}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#3E4041","hex":"#3E4041","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.01,"contrastWhite":10.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9A9D9E","hex":"#9A9D9E","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.69,"contrastWhite":2.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.83,"contrastWhite":5.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#6B6D70","hex":"#6B6D70","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":4.05,"contrastWhite":5.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#706D6B","hex":"#706D6B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":4.09,"contrastWhite":5.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","muted","muted gray","Machinery Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6c6f70.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/machinery-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/nickel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wet-concrete.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#706D6B","analogous":["#6B706F","#6B6D70"],"triadic":["#706B6F","#6F706B"],"tetradic":["#6F6B70","#706D6B","#6D706B"],"splitComplementary":["#706B6D","#706F6B"],"monochromatic":["#9A9D9E","#6C6F70","#3E4041"]}
Variants
{"light":"#9A9D9E","dark":"#3E4041","saturated":"#537B88","desaturated":"#6E6E6E","pastel":"#ADADAD","neon":"#05C1FF"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"machinery-gray","name":"Machinery Gray","hex":"#6C6F70","distance":0},{"slug":"nickel","name":"Nickel","hex":"#727472","distance":8.06225774829855},{"slug":"wet-concrete","name":"Wet Concrete","hex":"#6F7378","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":9.695359714832659},{"slug":"dim-grey","name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","distance":9.695359714832659}]
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Related HEX Guides

Machinery Gray colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6C6F70.Nickel colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #727472.Wet Concrete colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6F7378.Gray color familyBrowse named gray colors related to this HEX value.Neutral colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#6C6F70 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.