What color is #6E5A66?

#6E5A66 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5A66?

The RGB value is 110, 90, 102: 110 red, 90 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5A66?

The complementary color is #5A6E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5A66 color

#6E5A66 rgb(110, 90, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E5A66 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 35.3% green and 40% blue (110, 90, 102).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#6E5A66 color codes

HEX	`#6E5A66`
RGB	`rgb(110, 90, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 35.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.55, 10.41, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.55, 11.08, 339.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.485, 11.587, 14.147)`
Decimal	`7232102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5A66, 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 #6E5A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #6E5A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5a66; }
.text { color: #6e5a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 90 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5a66, #6e5a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E5A66?: #6E5A66 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5A66?: The RGB value is 110, 90, 102: 110 red, 90 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5A66?: The complementary color is #5A6E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.