What color is #6D6B7E?

#6D6B7E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6B7E?

The RGB value is 109, 107, 126: 109 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6B7E?

The complementary color is #7C7E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6B7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6B7E color

#6D6B7E rgb(109, 107, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6B7E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 42% green and 49.4% blue (109, 107, 126).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#6D6B7E color codes

HEX	`#6D6B7E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 107, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 42%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.01, 4.9, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.01, 11.34, 295.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.329, 15.273, 21.875)`
Decimal	`7170942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6B7E, 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 #6D6B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #6D6B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6b7e; }
.text { color: #6d6b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 107 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6b7e, #766b7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6B7E?: #6D6B7E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6B7E?: The RGB value is 109, 107, 126: 109 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6B7E?: The complementary color is #7C7E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6B7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.