What color is #6E5E63?

#6E5E63 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5E63?

The RGB value is 110, 94, 99: 110 red, 94 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5E63?

The complementary color is #5E6E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5E63 color

#6E5E63 rgb(110, 94, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E5E63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 36.9% green and 38.8% blue (110, 94, 99).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#6E5E63 color codes

HEX	`#6E5E63`
RGB	`rgb(110, 94, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 36.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 15%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.57, 7.39, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.57, 7.4, 356.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.685, 12.222, 13.493)`
Decimal	`7233123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5E63, 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 #6E5E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #6E5E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5e63; }
.text { color: #6e5e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 94 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5e63, #6e615e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E5E63?: #6E5E63 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5E63?: The RGB value is 110, 94, 99: 110 red, 94 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5E63?: The complementary color is #5E6E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.