What color is #6B7777?

#6B7777 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7777?

The RGB value is 107, 119, 119: 107 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7777?

The complementary color is #776B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7777?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7777 color

#6B7777 rgb(107, 119, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7777 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 46.7% green and 46.7% blue (107, 119, 119).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#6B7777 color codes

HEX	`#6B7777`
RGB	`rgb(107, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.07, -4.46, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.07, 4.71, 198.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.989, 17.651, 20.014)`
Decimal	`7042935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7777, 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 #6B7777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #6B7777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7777; }
.text { color: #6b7777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7777, #6b7177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7777?: #6B7777 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7777?: The RGB value is 107, 119, 119: 107 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7777?: The complementary color is #776B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7777?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.