What color is #6B7879?

#6B7879 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7879?

The RGB value is 107, 120, 121: 107 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7879?

The complementary color is #796C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7879 color

#6B7879 rgb(107, 120, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7879 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 47.1% green and 47.5% blue (107, 120, 121).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#6B7879 color codes

HEX	`#6B7879`
RGB	`rgb(107, 120, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 47.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.42, -4.6, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.42, 5.09, 205.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.23, 17.939, 20.693)`
Decimal	`7043193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7879, 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 #6B7879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #6B7879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7879; }
.text { color: #6b7879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 120 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7879, #6b7179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7879?: #6B7879 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7879?: The RGB value is 107, 120, 121: 107 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7879?: The complementary color is #796C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.