What color is #6D787F?

#6D787F is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D787F?

The RGB value is 109, 120, 127: 109 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D787F?

The complementary color is #7F746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D787F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D787F color

#6D787F rgb(109, 120, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D787F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.1% green and 49.8% blue (109, 120, 127).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#6D787F color codes

HEX	`#6D787F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 120, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, -2.54, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 5.81, 244.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.853, 18.216, 22.703)`
Decimal	`7174271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D787F, 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 #6D787F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D787F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #6D787F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d787f; }
.text { color: #6d787f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d787f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 120 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d787f, #6d6f7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D787F?: #6D787F is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D787F?: The RGB value is 109, 120, 127: 109 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D787F?: The complementary color is #7F746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D787F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.