What color is #6D778D?

#6D778D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D778D?

The RGB value is 109, 119, 141: 109 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D778D?

The complementary color is #8D836D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D778D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D778D color

#6D778D rgb(109, 119, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D778D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 46.7% green and 55.3% blue (109, 119, 141).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#6D778D color codes

HEX	`#6D778D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 119, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 46.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, 1.36, -13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 13.27, 275.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.71, 18.368, 27.806)`
Decimal	`7174029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D778D, 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 #6D778D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D778D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #6D778D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d778d; }
.text { color: #6d778d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d778d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 119 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d778d, #736d8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D778D?: #6D778D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D778D?: The RGB value is 109, 119, 141: 109 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D778D?: The complementary color is #8D836D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D778D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.