What color is #6B757C?

#6B757C is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B757C?

The RGB value is 107, 117, 124: 107 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B757C?

The complementary color is #7C726B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B757C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B757C color

#6B757C rgb(107, 117, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B757C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 45.9% green and 48.6% blue (107, 117, 124).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#6B757C color codes

HEX	`#6B757C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 117, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 45.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, -2.19, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 5.57, 246.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.062, 17.303, 21.559)`
Decimal	`7042428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B757C, 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 #6B757C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B757C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #6B757C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b757c; }
.text { color: #6b757c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b757c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 117 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b757c, #6b6c7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B757C?: #6B757C is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B757C?: The RGB value is 107, 117, 124: 107 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B757C?: The complementary color is #7C726B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B757C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.