What color is #6D7170?

#6D7170 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7170?

The RGB value is 109, 113, 112: 109 red, 113 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7170?

The complementary color is #716D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7170 color

#6D7170 rgb(109, 113, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7170 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.3% green and 43.9% blue (109, 113, 112).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 2% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#6D7170 color codes

HEX	`#6D7170`
RGB	`rgb(109, 113, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 2%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 4%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.28, -1.73, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.28, 1.73, 179.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.136, 16.231, 17.662)`
Decimal	`7172464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7170, 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 #6D7170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #6D7170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7170; }
.text { color: #6d7170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 113 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7170, #6d7071); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D7170?: #6D7170 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7170?: The RGB value is 109, 113, 112: 109 red, 113 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7170?: The complementary color is #716D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.