What color is #6E6465?

#6E6465 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6465?

The RGB value is 110, 100, 101: 110 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6465?

The complementary color is #646E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6465?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6465 color

#6E6465 rgb(110, 100, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6465 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 39.2% green and 39.6% blue (110, 100, 101).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#6E6465 color codes

HEX	`#6E6465`
RGB	`rgb(110, 100, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 39.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 9%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.31, 4.15, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.31, 4.24, 11.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.336, 13.369, 14.187)`
Decimal	`7234661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6465, 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 #6E6465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #6E6465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6465; }
.text { color: #6e6465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 100 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6465, #6e6864); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E6465?: #6E6465 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6465?: The RGB value is 110, 100, 101: 110 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6465?: The complementary color is #646E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6465?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.