What color is #6B727C?

#6B727C 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 #6B727C?

The RGB value is 107, 114, 124: 107 red, 114 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B727C?

The complementary color is #7C756B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B727C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B727C color

#6B727C rgb(107, 114, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B727C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.7% green and 48.6% blue (107, 114, 124).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#6B727C color codes

HEX	`#6B727C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 114, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, -0.43, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 6.43, 266.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.718, 16.615, 21.444)`
Decimal	`7041660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B727C, 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 #6B727C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B727C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #6B727C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b727c; }
.text { color: #6b727c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b727c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 114 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b727c, #6d6b7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B727C?: #6B727C 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 #6B727C?: The RGB value is 107, 114, 124: 107 red, 114 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B727C?: The complementary color is #7C756B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B727C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.