What color is #6B7171?

#6B7171 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7171?

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

What is the complementary color of #6B7171?

The complementary color is #716B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7171 color

#6B7171 rgb(107, 113, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7171 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6B7171 color codes

HEX	`#6B7171`
RGB	`rgb(107, 113, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, -2.27, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 2.41, 199.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.949, 16.128, 17.945)`
Decimal	`7041393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7171, 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 #6B7171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #6B7171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7171; }
.text { color: #6b7171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 113 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7171, #6b6e71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B7171?: #6B7171 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7171?: The RGB value is 107, 113, 113: 107 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7171?: The complementary color is #716B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.