What color is #6D6E7F?

#6D6E7F is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6E7F?

The RGB value is 109, 110, 127: 109 red, 110 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6E7F?

The complementary color is #7F7E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6E7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6E7F color

#6D6E7F rgb(109, 110, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6E7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.1% green and 49.8% blue (109, 110, 127).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#6D6E7F color codes

HEX	`#6D6E7F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 110, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.89, 3.34, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.89, 10.07, 289.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.713, 15.935, 22.323)`
Decimal	`7171711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6E7F, 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 #6D6E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #6D6E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6e7f; }
.text { color: #6d6e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 110 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6e7f, #756d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6E7F?: #6D6E7F is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6E7F?: The RGB value is 109, 110, 127: 109 red, 110 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6E7F?: The complementary color is #7F7E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6E7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.