What color is #6D7F7B?

#6D7F7B is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7F7B?

The RGB value is 109, 127, 123: 109 red, 127 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7F7B?

The complementary color is #7F6D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7F7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7F7B color

#6D7F7B rgb(109, 127, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7F7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 49.8% green and 48.2% blue (109, 127, 123).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6D7F7B color codes

HEX	`#6D7F7B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 127, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 49.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, -7.43, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 7.43, 180.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.47, 19.86, 21.648)`
Decimal	`7176059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7F7B, 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 #6D7F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7F7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #6D7F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7f7b; }
.text { color: #6d7f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 127 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7f7b, #6d7a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D7F7B?: #6D7F7B is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7F7B?: The RGB value is 109, 127, 123: 109 red, 127 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7F7B?: The complementary color is #7F6D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7F7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.