What color is #6D6F71?

#6D6F71 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6F71?

The RGB value is 109, 111, 113: 109 red, 111 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6F71?

The complementary color is #716F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6F71 color

#6D6F71 rgb(109, 111, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6F71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.5% green and 44.3% blue (109, 111, 113).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 2% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#6D6F71 color codes

HEX	`#6D6F71`
RGB	`rgb(109, 111, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 2%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 4%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.73, -0.35, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.73, 1.42, 255.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.971, 15.812, 17.883)`
Decimal	`7171953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6F71, 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 #6D6F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #6D6F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6f71; }
.text { color: #6d6f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 111 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6f71, #6d6d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D6F71?: #6D6F71 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6F71?: The RGB value is 109, 111, 113: 109 red, 111 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6F71?: The complementary color is #716F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.