What color is #6E5866?

#6E5866 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5866?

The RGB value is 110, 88, 102: 110 red, 88 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5866?

The complementary color is #586E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5866 color

#6E5866 rgb(110, 88, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E5866 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 34.5% green and 40% blue (110, 88, 102).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#6E5866 color codes

HEX	`#6E5866`
RGB	`rgb(110, 88, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 34.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.01, 11.63, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.01, 12.51, 338.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.318, 11.254, 14.091)`
Decimal	`7231590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5866, 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 #6E5866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #6E5866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5866; }
.text { color: #6e5866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 88 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5866, #6e585b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E5866?: #6E5866 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5866?: The RGB value is 110, 88, 102: 110 red, 88 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5866?: The complementary color is #586E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.