What color is #6B6E78?

#6B6E78 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 #6B6E78?

The RGB value is 107, 110, 120: 107 red, 110 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6E78?

The complementary color is #78756B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6E78 color

#6B6E78 rgb(107, 110, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6E78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.1% green and 47.1% blue (107, 110, 120).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6B6E78 color codes

HEX	`#6B6E78`
RGB	`rgb(107, 110, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.49, 1.02, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.49, 6.02, 279.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.029, 15.634, 19.991)`
Decimal	`7040632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6E78, 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 #6B6E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #6B6E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6e78; }
.text { color: #6b6e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 110 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6e78, #6f6b78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B6E78?: #6B6E78 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 #6B6E78?: The RGB value is 107, 110, 120: 107 red, 110 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6E78?: The complementary color is #78756B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.