What color is #6B6F7A?

#6B6F7A 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 #6B6F7A?

The RGB value is 107, 111, 122: 107 red, 111 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6F7A?

The complementary color is #7A766B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6F7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6F7A color

#6B6F7A rgb(107, 111, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6F7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.5% green and 47.8% blue (107, 111, 122).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#6B6F7A color codes

HEX	`#6B6F7A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 111, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 12%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.84, 0.88, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.84, 6.66, 277.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.26, 15.9, 20.674)`
Decimal	`7040890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6F7A, 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 #6B6F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #6B6F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6f7a; }
.text { color: #6b6f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 111 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6f7a, #6f6b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6B6F7A?: #6B6F7A 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 #6B6F7A?: The RGB value is 107, 111, 122: 107 red, 111 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6F7A?: The complementary color is #7A766B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6F7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.