What color is #6D7D74?

#6D7D74 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7D74?

The RGB value is 109, 125, 116: 109 red, 125 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7D74?

The complementary color is #7D6D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7D74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7D74 color

#6D7D74 rgb(109, 125, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7D74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 49% green and 45.5% blue (109, 125, 116).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#6D7D74 color codes

HEX	`#6D7D74`
RGB	`rgb(109, 125, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 49%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.9, -7.79, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.9, 8.32, 159.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.792, 19.179, 19.337)`
Decimal	`7175540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7D74, 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 #6D7D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #6D7D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7d74; }
.text { color: #6d7d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 125 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7d74, #6d7d7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D7D74?: #6D7D74 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7D74?: The RGB value is 109, 125, 116: 109 red, 125 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7D74?: The complementary color is #7D6D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7D74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.