What color is #6D7172?

#6D7172 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7172?

The RGB value is 109, 113, 114: 109 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7172?

The complementary color is #726E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7172?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7172 color

#6D7172 rgb(109, 113, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7172 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.3% green and 44.7% blue (109, 113, 114).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 2% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#6D7172 color codes

HEX	`#6D7172`
RGB	`rgb(109, 113, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 2%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 4%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.33, -1.31, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.33, 1.7, 219.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.248, 16.276, 18.255)`
Decimal	`7172466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7172, 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 #6D7172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #6D7172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7172; }
.text { color: #6d7172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 113 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7172, #6d6e72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D7172?: #6D7172 is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7172?: The RGB value is 109, 113, 114: 109 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7172?: The complementary color is #726E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7172?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.