What color is #6D7181?

#6D7181 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7181?

The RGB value is 109, 113, 129: 109 red, 113 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7181?

The complementary color is #817D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7181 color

#6D7181 rgb(109, 113, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7181 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.3% green and 50.6% blue (109, 113, 129).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#6D7181 color codes

HEX	`#6D7181`
RGB	`rgb(109, 113, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.81, 2.02, -9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.81, 9.53, 282.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.173, 16.646, 23.126)`
Decimal	`7172481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7181, 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 #6D7181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #6D7181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7181; }
.text { color: #6d7181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 113 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7181, #736d81); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6D7181?: #6D7181 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7181?: The RGB value is 109, 113, 129: 109 red, 113 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7181?: The complementary color is #817D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.