What color is #6E7978?

#6E7978 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7978?

The RGB value is 110, 121, 120: 110 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7978?

The complementary color is #796E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7978?

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.

#6E7978 color

#6E7978 rgb(110, 121, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7978 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.5% green and 47.1% blue (110, 121, 120).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6E7978 color codes

HEX	`#6E7978`
RGB	`rgb(110, 121, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.91, -4.3, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.91, 4.38, 191.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.657, 18.346, 20.429)`
Decimal	`7240056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7978, 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 #6E7978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	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 #6E7978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7978; }
.text { color: #6e7978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 121 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7978, #6e7579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7978?: #6E7978 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7978?: The RGB value is 110, 121, 120: 110 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7978?: The complementary color is #796E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7978?: 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.