What color is #6E535A?

#6E535A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E535A?

The RGB value is 110, 83, 90: 110 red, 83 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E535A?

The complementary color is #536E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E535A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E535A color

#6E535A rgb(110, 83, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E535A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 32.5% green and 35.3% blue (110, 83, 90).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#6E535A color codes

HEX	`#6E535A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 83, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 32.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, 12.44, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 12.44, 1.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.369, 10.24, 11.049)`
Decimal	`7230298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E535A, 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 #6E535A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E535A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	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 #6E535A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e535a; }
.text { color: #6e535a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e535a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 83 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e535a, #6e5a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E535A?: #6E535A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E535A?: The RGB value is 110, 83, 90: 110 red, 83 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E535A?: The complementary color is #536E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E535A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.