What color is #6D7E78?

#6D7E78 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7E78?

The RGB value is 109, 126, 120: 109 red, 126 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7E78?

The complementary color is #7E6D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7E78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7E78 color

#6D7E78 rgb(109, 126, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7E78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 49.4% green and 47.1% blue (109, 126, 120).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#6D7E78 color codes

HEX	`#6D7E78`
RGB	`rgb(109, 126, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 49.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.3, -7.51, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.3, 7.6, 171.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.157, 19.529, 20.631)`
Decimal	`7175800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7E78, 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 #6D7E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #6D7E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7e78; }
.text { color: #6d7e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 126 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7e78, #6d7c7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D7E78?: #6D7E78 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7E78?: The RGB value is 109, 126, 120: 109 red, 126 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7E78?: The complementary color is #7E6D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7E78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.