What color is #6E646D?

#6E646D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E646D?

The RGB value is 110, 100, 109: 110 red, 100 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E646D?

The complementary color is #646E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E646D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E646D color

#6E646D rgb(110, 100, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E646D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 39.2% green and 42.7% blue (110, 100, 109).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#6E646D color codes

HEX	`#6E646D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 100, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 39.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 9%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.56, 5.75, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.56, 6.8, 327.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.748, 13.534, 16.353)`
Decimal	`7234669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E646D, 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 #6E646D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E646D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #6E646D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e646d; }
.text { color: #6e646d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e646d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 100 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e646d, #6e6468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E646D?: #6E646D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E646D?: The RGB value is 110, 100, 109: 110 red, 100 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E646D?: The complementary color is #646E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E646D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.