What color is #6D7681?

#6D7681 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7681?

The RGB value is 109, 118, 129: 109 red, 118 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7681?

The complementary color is #81786D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7681?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7681 color

#6D7681 rgb(109, 118, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7681 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 46.3% green and 50.6% blue (109, 118, 129).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% 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 4.61:1).

#6D7681 color codes

HEX	`#6D7681`
RGB	`rgb(109, 118, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 46.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.24, -0.92, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.24, 7.22, 262.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.747, 17.793, 23.317)`
Decimal	`7173761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7681, 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 #6D7681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #6D7681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7681; }
.text { color: #6d7681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 118 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7681, #6e6d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D7681?: #6D7681 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7681?: The RGB value is 109, 118, 129: 109 red, 118 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7681?: The complementary color is #81786D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7681?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.