What color is #6D797A?

#6D797A is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D797A?

The RGB value is 109, 121, 122: 109 red, 121 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D797A?

The complementary color is #7A6E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D797A?

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

#6D797A color

#6D797A rgb(109, 121, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D797A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.5% green and 47.8% blue (109, 121, 122).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6D797A color codes

HEX	`#6D797A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 121, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, -4.23, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 4.71, 206.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.656, 18.331, 21.069)`
Decimal	`7174522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D797A, 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 #6D797A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D797A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #6D797A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d797a; }
.text { color: #6d797a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d797a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 121 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d797a, #6d727a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D797A?: #6D797A is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D797A?: The RGB value is 109, 121, 122: 109 red, 121 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D797A?: The complementary color is #7A6E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D797A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.