What color is #6E797C?

#6E797C is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E797C?

The RGB value is 110, 121, 124: 110 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E797C?

The complementary color is #7C716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E797C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E797C color

#6E797C rgb(110, 121, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E797C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.5% green and 48.6% blue (110, 121, 124).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#6E797C color codes

HEX	`#6E797C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 121, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, -3.43, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 4.58, 221.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.905, 18.445, 21.734)`
Decimal	`7240060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E797C, 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 #6E797C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E797C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #6E797C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e797c; }
.text { color: #6e797c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e797c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 121 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e797c, #6e727c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E797C?: #6E797C is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E797C?: The RGB value is 110, 121, 124: 110 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E797C?: The complementary color is #7C716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E797C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.