What color is #6B7679?

#6B7679 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7679?

The RGB value is 107, 118, 121: 107 red, 118 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7679?

The complementary color is #796E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7679?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7679 color

#6B7679 rgb(107, 118, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7679 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 46.3% green and 47.5% blue (107, 118, 121).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#6B7679 color codes

HEX	`#6B7679`
RGB	`rgb(107, 118, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 46.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.84, -3.44, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.84, 4.6, 221.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.992, 17.463, 20.614)`
Decimal	`7042681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7679, 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 #6B7679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #6B7679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7679; }
.text { color: #6b7679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 118 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7679, #6b6f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7679?: #6B7679 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7679?: The RGB value is 107, 118, 121: 107 red, 118 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7679?: The complementary color is #796E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7679?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.