What color is #6D7081?

#6D7081 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7081?

The RGB value is 109, 112, 129: 109 red, 112 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7081?

The complementary color is #817E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7081?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7081 color

#6D7081 rgb(109, 112, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7081 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.9% green and 50.6% blue (109, 112, 129).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#6D7081 color codes

HEX	`#6D7081`
RGB	`rgb(109, 112, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.53, 2.62, -9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.53, 10.08, 285.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.062, 16.424, 23.089)`
Decimal	`7172225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7081, 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 #6D7081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #6D7081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7081; }
.text { color: #6d7081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 112 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7081, #746d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7081?: #6D7081 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7081?: The RGB value is 109, 112, 129: 109 red, 112 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7081?: The complementary color is #817E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7081?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.