What color is #6E797B?

#6E797B is a gray known as Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Phantom?

The RGB value is 110, 121, 123: 110 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Phantom?

The complementary color is #7B706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E797B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Phantom color: hex code #6E797B

#6E797B rgb(110, 121, 123)

Shades of gray

Phantom has the hex code #6E797B. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.5% green and 48.2% blue (110, 121, 123).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

Phantom (#6E797B) color codes

HEX	`#6E797B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 121, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50, -3.65, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50, 4.42, 214.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.842, 18.42, 21.403)`
Decimal	`7240059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Phantom, 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 #6E797B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E797B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #6E797B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e797b; }
.text { color: #6e797b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e797b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 121 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e797b, #6e727b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

See #6E797B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6E797B?: #6E797B is a gray known as Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Phantom?: The RGB value is 110, 121, 123: 110 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Phantom?: The complementary color is #7B706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E797B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.