What color is #6B717A?

#6B717A is a gray known as Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Made in the Shade?

The RGB value is 107, 113, 122: 107 red, 113 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Made in the Shade?

The complementary color is #7A746B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B717A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Made in the Shade color: hex code #6B717A

#6B717A rgb(107, 113, 122)

Shades of gray

Made in the Shade has the hex code #6B717A. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.3% green and 47.8% blue (107, 113, 122).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

Made in the Shade (#6B717A) color codes

HEX	`#6B717A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 113, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 12%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.42, -0.3, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.42, 5.75, 267.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.481, 16.341, 20.747)`
Decimal	`7041402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Made in the Shade, 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 #6B717A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B717A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #6B717A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b717a; }
.text { color: #6b717a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b717a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 113 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b717a, #6d6b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6B717A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6B717A?: #6B717A is a gray known as Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Made in the Shade?: The RGB value is 107, 113, 122: 107 red, 113 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Made in the Shade?: The complementary color is #7A746B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B717A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.