What color is #6D7178?

#6D7178 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7178?

The RGB value is 109, 113, 120: 109 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7178?

The complementary color is #78746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7178?

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.

#6D7178 color

#6D7178 rgb(109, 113, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7178 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.3% green and 47.1% blue (109, 113, 120).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6D7178 color codes

HEX	`#6D7178`
RGB	`rgb(109, 113, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.52, -0.02, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.52, 4.39, 269.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.601, 16.417, 20.113)`
Decimal	`7172472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7178, 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 #6D7178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7178 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 #6D7178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7178; }
.text { color: #6d7178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 113 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7178, #6e6d78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D7178?: #6D7178 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7178?: The RGB value is 109, 113, 120: 109 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7178?: The complementary color is #78746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7178?: 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.