What color is #6A707F?

#6A707F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A707F?

The RGB value is 106, 112, 127: 106 red, 112 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A707F?

The complementary color is #7F796A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A707F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A707F color

#6A707F rgb(106, 112, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A707F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 43.9% green and 49.8% blue (106, 112, 127).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#6A707F color codes

HEX	`#6A707F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 112, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 43.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.22, 1.09, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.22, 9.1, 276.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.568, 16.185, 22.378)`
Decimal	`6975615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A707F, 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 #6A707F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A707F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #6A707F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a707f; }
.text { color: #6a707f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a707f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 112 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a707f, #6e6a7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A707F?: #6A707F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A707F?: The RGB value is 106, 112, 127: 106 red, 112 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A707F?: The complementary color is #7F796A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A707F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.