What color is #6E6169?

#6E6169 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6169?

The RGB value is 110, 97, 105: 110 red, 97 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6169?

The complementary color is #616E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6169 color

#6E6169 rgb(110, 97, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6169 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 38% green and 41.2% blue (110, 97, 105).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#6E6169 color codes

HEX	`#6E6169`
RGB	`rgb(110, 97, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 38%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 12%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.59, 6.75, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.59, 7.24, 338.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.255, 12.885, 15.151)`
Decimal	`7233897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6169, 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 #6E6169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #6E6169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6169; }
.text { color: #6e6169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 97 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6169, #6e6162); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6169?: #6E6169 is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6169?: The RGB value is 110, 97, 105: 110 red, 97 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6169?: The complementary color is #616E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.