What color is #6B7381?

#6B7381 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7381?

The RGB value is 107, 115, 129: 107 red, 115 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7381?

The complementary color is #81796B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7381?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7381 color

#6B7381 rgb(107, 115, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7381 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 45.1% green and 50.6% blue (107, 115, 129).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#6B7381 color codes

HEX	`#6B7381`
RGB	`rgb(107, 115, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 45.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, 0.14, -8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 8.71, 270.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.156, 16.972, 23.189)`
Decimal	`7041921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7381, 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 #6B7381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #6B7381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7381; }
.text { color: #6b7381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 115 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7381, #6e6b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6B7381?: #6B7381 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7381?: The RGB value is 107, 115, 129: 107 red, 115 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7381?: The complementary color is #81796B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7381?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.