What color is #6E6261?

#6E6261 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6261?

The RGB value is 110, 98, 97: 110 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6261?

The complementary color is #616D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6261 color

#6E6261 rgb(110, 98, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6261 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (110, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#6E6261 color codes

HEX	`#6E6261`
RGB	`rgb(110, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 12%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, 4.59, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 5.14, 26.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.956, 12.914, 13.117)`
Decimal	`7234145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6261, 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 #6E6261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #6E6261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6261; }
.text { color: #6e6261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6261, #6e6961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6261?: #6E6261 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6261?: The RGB value is 110, 98, 97: 110 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6261?: The complementary color is #616D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.