What color is #6D7175?

#6D7175 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7175?

The RGB value is 109, 113, 117: 109 red, 113 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7175?

The complementary color is #75716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7175?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7175 color

#6D7175 rgb(109, 113, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7175 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.3% green and 45.9% blue (109, 113, 117).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#6D7175 color codes

HEX	`#6D7175`
RGB	`rgb(109, 113, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 7%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.42, -0.67, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.42, 2.82, 256.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.422, 16.346, 19.169)`
Decimal	`7172469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7175, 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 #6D7175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #6D7175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7175; }
.text { color: #6d7175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 113 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7175, #6d6d75); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6D7175?: #6D7175 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7175?: The RGB value is 109, 113, 117: 109 red, 113 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7175?: The complementary color is #75716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7175?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.