What color is #6D7875?

#6D7875 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7875?

The RGB value is 109, 120, 117: 109 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7875?

The complementary color is #786D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7875 color

#6D7875 rgb(109, 120, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7875 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.1% green and 45.9% blue (109, 120, 117).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#6D7875 color codes

HEX	`#6D7875`
RGB	`rgb(109, 120, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.46, -4.73, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.46, 4.74, 177.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.233, 17.968, 19.439)`
Decimal	`7174261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7875, 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 #6D7875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #6D7875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7875; }
.text { color: #6d7875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 120 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7875, #6d7578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D7875?: #6D7875 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7875?: The RGB value is 109, 120, 117: 109 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7875?: The complementary color is #786D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.