What color is #6D716E?

#6D716E is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D716E?

The RGB value is 109, 113, 110: 109 red, 113 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D716E?

The complementary color is #716D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D716E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D716E color

#6D716E rgb(109, 113, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D716E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.3% green and 43.1% blue (109, 113, 110).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 2% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#6D716E color codes

HEX	`#6D716E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 113, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 2%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 4%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.22, -2.14, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.22, 2.42, 152.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.026, 16.187, 17.082)`
Decimal	`7172462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D716E, 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 #6D716E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D716E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #6D716E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d716e; }
.text { color: #6d716e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d716e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 113 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d716e, #6d7170); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D716E?: #6D716E is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D716E?: The RGB value is 109, 113, 110: 109 red, 113 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D716E?: The complementary color is #716D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D716E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.