What color is #6A747B?

#6A747B is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A747B?

The RGB value is 106, 116, 123: 106 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A747B?

The complementary color is #7B716A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A747B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A747B color

#6A747B rgb(106, 116, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A747B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 45.5% green and 48.2% blue (106, 116, 123).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#6A747B color codes

HEX	`#6A747B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 116, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 45.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 14%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.24, -2.19, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.24, 5.58, 246.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.764, 16.985, 21.183)`
Decimal	`6976635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A747B, 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 #6A747B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A747B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #6A747B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a747b; }
.text { color: #6a747b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a747b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 116 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a747b, #6a6b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6A747B?: #6A747B is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A747B?: The RGB value is 106, 116, 123: 106 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A747B?: The complementary color is #7B716A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A747B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.