What color is #6B6F7E?

#6B6F7E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6F7E?

The RGB value is 107, 111, 126: 107 red, 111 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6F7E?

The complementary color is #7E7A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6F7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6F7E color

#6B6F7E rgb(107, 111, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6F7E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.5% green and 49.4% blue (107, 111, 126).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6B6F7E color codes

HEX	`#6B6F7E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 111, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.98, 1.8, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.98, 8.97, 281.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.513, 16.001, 22.006)`
Decimal	`7040894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6F7E, 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 #6B6F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #6B6F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6f7e; }
.text { color: #6b6f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 111 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6f7e, #706b7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6B6F7E?: #6B6F7E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6F7E?: The RGB value is 107, 111, 126: 107 red, 111 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6F7E?: The complementary color is #7E7A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6F7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.