What color is #6B7172?

#6B7172 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7172?

The RGB value is 107, 113, 114: 107 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7172?

The complementary color is #726C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7172?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7172 color

#6B7172 rgb(107, 113, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7172 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.3% green and 44.7% blue (107, 113, 114).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#6B7172 color codes

HEX	`#6B7172`
RGB	`rgb(107, 113, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 6%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, -2.06, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 2.46, 213.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.005, 16.151, 18.243)`
Decimal	`7041394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7172, 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 #6B7172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #6B7172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7172; }
.text { color: #6b7172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 113 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7172, #6b6e72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B7172?: #6B7172 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7172?: The RGB value is 107, 113, 114: 107 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7172?: The complementary color is #726C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7172?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.