What color is #6D6B79?

#6D6B79 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6B79?

The RGB value is 109, 107, 121: 109 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6B79?

The complementary color is #77796B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6B79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6B79 color

#6D6B79 rgb(109, 107, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6B79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 42% green and 47.5% blue (109, 107, 121).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#6D6B79 color codes

HEX	`#6D6B79`
RGB	`rgb(109, 107, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 42%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.83, 3.76, -7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.83, 8.38, 296.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.015, 15.147, 20.218)`
Decimal	`7170937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6B79, 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 #6D6B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #6D6B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6b79; }
.text { color: #6d6b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 107 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6b79, #746b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6B79?: #6D6B79 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6B79?: The RGB value is 109, 107, 121: 109 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6B79?: The complementary color is #77796B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6B79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.