What color is #6D7076?

#6D7076 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7076?

The RGB value is 109, 112, 118: 109 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7076?

The complementary color is #76736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7076?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7076 color

#6D7076 rgb(109, 112, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7076 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.9% green and 46.3% blue (109, 112, 118).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6D7076 color codes

HEX	`#6D7076`
RGB	`rgb(109, 112, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 8%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, 0.13, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 3.72, 272.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.37, 16.147, 19.443)`
Decimal	`7172214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7076, 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 #6D7076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #6D7076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7076; }
.text { color: #6d7076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 112 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7076, #6e6d76); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6D7076?: #6D7076 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7076?: The RGB value is 109, 112, 118: 109 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7076?: The complementary color is #76736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7076?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.