What color is #6D6F79?

#6D6F79 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6F79?

The RGB value is 109, 111, 121: 109 red, 111 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6F79?

The complementary color is #79776D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6F79 color

#6D6F79 rgb(109, 111, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6F79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.5% green and 47.5% blue (109, 111, 121).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6D6F79 color codes

HEX	`#6D6F79`
RGB	`rgb(109, 111, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.98, 1.38, -5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.98, 5.95, 283.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.442, 16, 20.36)`
Decimal	`7171961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6F79, 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 #6D6F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #6D6F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6f79; }
.text { color: #6d6f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 111 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6f79, #716d79); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6D6F79?: #6D6F79 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6F79?: The RGB value is 109, 111, 121: 109 red, 111 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6F79?: The complementary color is #79776D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.