What color is #6D7472?

#6D7472 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7472?

The RGB value is 109, 116, 114: 109 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7472?

The complementary color is #746D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7472?

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.

#6D7472 color

#6D7472 rgb(109, 116, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7472 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.5% green and 44.7% blue (109, 116, 114).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6D7472 color codes

HEX	`#6D7472`
RGB	`rgb(109, 116, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 6%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, -3.06, 0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 3.06, 176.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.589, 16.957, 18.368)`
Decimal	`7173234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7472, 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 #6D7472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7472 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 #6D7472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7472; }
.text { color: #6d7472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 116 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7472, #6d7274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7472?: #6D7472 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7472?: The RGB value is 109, 116, 114: 109 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7472?: The complementary color is #746D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7472?: 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.