What color is #6D767F?

#6D767F 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 #6D767F?

The RGB value is 109, 118, 127: 109 red, 118 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D767F?

The complementary color is #7F766D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D767F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D767F color

#6D767F rgb(109, 118, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D767F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 46.3% green and 49.8% blue (109, 118, 127).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#6D767F color codes

HEX	`#6D767F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 118, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 46.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.18, -1.38, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.18, 6.23, 257.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.615, 17.74, 22.623)`
Decimal	`7173759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D767F, 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 #6D767F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D767F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #6D767F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d767f; }
.text { color: #6d767f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d767f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 118 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d767f, #6d6d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D767F?: #6D767F 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 #6D767F?: The RGB value is 109, 118, 127: 109 red, 118 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D767F?: The complementary color is #7F766D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D767F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.