What color is #6B716F?

#6B716F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B716F?

The RGB value is 107, 113, 111: 107 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B716F?

The complementary color is #716B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B716F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B716F color

#6B716F rgb(107, 113, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B716F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.3% green and 43.5% blue (107, 113, 111).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#6B716F color codes

HEX	`#6B716F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 113, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 5%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, -2.69, 0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 2.71, 173.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.837, 16.084, 17.359)`
Decimal	`7041391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B716F, 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 #6B716F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B716F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #6B716F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b716f; }
.text { color: #6b716f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b716f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 113 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b716f, #6b7071); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B716F?: #6B716F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B716F?: The RGB value is 107, 113, 111: 107 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B716F?: The complementary color is #716B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B716F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.