What color is #6A726F?

#6A726F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A726F?

The RGB value is 106, 114, 111: 106 red, 114 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A726F?

The complementary color is #726A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A726F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A726F color

#6A726F rgb(106, 114, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A726F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 44.7% green and 43.5% blue (106, 114, 111).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#6A726F color codes

HEX	`#6A726F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 114, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 44.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 7%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, -3.65, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 3.7, 170.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.83, 16.246, 17.39)`
Decimal	`6976111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A726F, 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 #6A726F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A726F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #6A726F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a726f; }
.text { color: #6a726f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a726f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 114 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a726f, #6a7172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A726F?: #6A726F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A726F?: The RGB value is 106, 114, 111: 106 red, 114 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A726F?: The complementary color is #726A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A726F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.