What color is #6D7C7B?

#6D7C7B is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7C7B?

The RGB value is 109, 124, 123: 109 red, 124 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7C7B?

The complementary color is #7C6D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7C7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7C7B color

#6D7C7B rgb(109, 124, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7C7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 48.6% green and 48.2% blue (109, 124, 123).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Sea (#6E8082), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#6D7C7B color codes

HEX	`#6D7C7B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 124, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 48.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, -5.73, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 5.88, 193.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.089, 19.096, 21.521)`
Decimal	`7175291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7C7B, 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 #6D7C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #6D7C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7c7b; }
.text { color: #6d7c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 124 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7c7b, #6d767c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D7C7B?: #6D7C7B is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7C7B?: The RGB value is 109, 124, 123: 109 red, 124 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7C7B?: The complementary color is #7C6D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7C7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.