What color is #6E545F?

#6E545F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E545F?

The RGB value is 110, 84, 95: 110 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E545F?

The complementary color is #546E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E545F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E545F color

#6E545F rgb(110, 84, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E545F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 32.9% green and 37.3% blue (110, 84, 95).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 14% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#6E545F color codes

HEX	`#6E545F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 84, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 32.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 24%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 14%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.69, 12.73, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.69, 12.92, 350.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.666, 10.482, 12.233)`
Decimal	`7230559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E545F, 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 #6E545F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E545F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #6E545F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e545f; }
.text { color: #6e545f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e545f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 84 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e545f, #6e5654); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E545F?: #6E545F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E545F?: The RGB value is 110, 84, 95: 110 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E545F?: The complementary color is #546E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E545F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.