What color is #6E7A79?

#6E7A79 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7A79?

The RGB value is 110, 122, 121: 110 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7A79?

The complementary color is #7A6E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7A79 color

#6E7A79 rgb(110, 122, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7A79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.8% green and 47.5% blue (110, 122, 121).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6E7A79 color codes

HEX	`#6E7A79`
RGB	`rgb(110, 122, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 10%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, -4.66, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 4.76, 191.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.84, 18.614, 20.791)`
Decimal	`7240313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7A79, 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 #6E7A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #6E7A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7a79; }
.text { color: #6e7a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 122 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7a79, #6e757a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E7A79?: #6E7A79 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7A79?: The RGB value is 110, 122, 121: 110 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7A79?: The complementary color is #7A6E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.