What color is #6D788C?

#6D788C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D788C?

The RGB value is 109, 120, 140: 109 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D788C?

The complementary color is #8C816D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D788C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D788C color

#6D788C rgb(109, 120, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D788C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.1% green and 54.9% blue (109, 120, 140).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6D788C color codes

HEX	`#6D788C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 120, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 14%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, 0.53, -12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 12.25, 272.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.756, 18.577, 27.456)`
Decimal	`7174284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D788C, 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 #6D788C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D788C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #6D788C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d788c; }
.text { color: #6d788c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d788c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 120 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d788c, #726d8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D788C?: #6D788C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D788C?: The RGB value is 109, 120, 140: 109 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D788C?: The complementary color is #8C816D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D788C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.