What color is #6A7977?

#6A7977 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7977?

The RGB value is 106, 121, 119: 106 red, 121 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7977?

The complementary color is #796A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7977 color

#6A7977 rgb(106, 121, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7977 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 47.5% green and 46.7% blue (106, 121, 119).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#6A7977 color codes

HEX	`#6A7977`
RGB	`rgb(106, 121, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 47.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.58, -5.97, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.58, 6.02, 187.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.11, 18.071, 20.088)`
Decimal	`6977911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7977, 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 #6A7977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #6A7977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7977; }
.text { color: #6a7977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 121 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7977, #6a7379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A7977?: #6A7977 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7977?: The RGB value is 106, 121, 119: 106 red, 121 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7977?: The complementary color is #796A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.