What color is #6E606B?

#6E606B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E606B?

The RGB value is 110, 96, 107: 110 red, 96 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E606B?

The complementary color is #606E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E606B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E606B color

#6E606B rgb(110, 96, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E606B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 37.6% green and 42% blue (110, 96, 107).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#6E606B color codes

HEX	`#6E606B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 96, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 37.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 13%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.37, 7.76, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.37, 8.81, 331.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.267, 12.742, 15.668)`
Decimal	`7233643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E606B, 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 #6E606B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E606B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #6E606B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e606b; }
.text { color: #6e606b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e606b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 96 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e606b, #6e6064); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E606B?: #6E606B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E606B?: The RGB value is 110, 96, 107: 110 red, 96 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E606B?: The complementary color is #606E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E606B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.