What color is #6D737C?

#6D737C 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 #6D737C?

The RGB value is 109, 115, 124: 109 red, 115 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D737C?

The complementary color is #7C766D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D737C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D737C color

#6D737C rgb(109, 115, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D737C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.1% green and 48.6% blue (109, 115, 124).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#6D737C color codes

HEX	`#6D737C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 115, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, -0.3, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 5.74, 266.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.075, 16.968, 21.493)`
Decimal	`7172988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D737C, 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 #6D737C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D737C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #6D737C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d737c; }
.text { color: #6d737c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d737c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 115 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d737c, #6e6d7c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6D737C?: #6D737C 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 #6D737C?: The RGB value is 109, 115, 124: 109 red, 115 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D737C?: The complementary color is #7C766D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D737C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.