What color is #6D726D?

#6D726D is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D726D?

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

What is the complementary color of #6D726D?

The complementary color is #726D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D726D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D726D color

#6D726D rgb(109, 114, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D726D is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#6D726D color codes

HEX	`#6D726D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 114, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.48, -2.93, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.48, 3.61, 144.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.084, 16.39, 16.834)`
Decimal	`7172717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D726D, 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 #6D726D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D726D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #6D726D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d726d; }
.text { color: #6d726d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d726d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 114 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d726d, #6d7270); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D726D?: #6D726D is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D726D?: The RGB value is 109, 114, 109: 109 red, 114 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D726D?: The complementary color is #726D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D726D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.