What color is #6B7672?

#6B7672 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7672?

The RGB value is 107, 118, 114: 107 red, 118 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7672?

The complementary color is #766B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7672?

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.

#6B7672 color

#6B7672 rgb(107, 118, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7672 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 46.3% green and 44.7% blue (107, 118, 114).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6B7672 color codes

HEX	`#6B7672`
RGB	`rgb(107, 118, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 46.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, -4.96, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 5.02, 170.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.578, 17.297, 18.434)`
Decimal	`7042674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7672, 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 #6B7672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7672 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 #6B7672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7672; }
.text { color: #6b7672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 118 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7672, #6b7476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B7672?: #6B7672 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7672?: The RGB value is 107, 118, 114: 107 red, 118 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7672?: The complementary color is #766B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7672?: 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.