What color is #6E625E?

#6E625E is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E625E?

The RGB value is 110, 98, 94: 110 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E625E?

The complementary color is #5E6A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E625E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E625E color

#6E625E rgb(110, 98, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E625E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 38.4% green and 36.9% blue (110, 98, 94).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#6E625E color codes

HEX	`#6E625E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 98, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 38.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 15%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.55, 4.04, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.55, 5.7, 44.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.818, 12.859, 12.394)`
Decimal	`7234142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E625E, 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 #6E625E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E625E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #6E625E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e625e; }
.text { color: #6e625e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e625e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 98 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e625e, #6e6a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E625E?: #6E625E is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E625E?: The RGB value is 110, 98, 94: 110 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E625E?: The complementary color is #5E6A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E625E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.