What color is #6E6562?

#6E6562 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6562?

The RGB value is 110, 101, 98: 110 red, 101 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6562?

The complementary color is #626B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6562?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6562 color

#6E6562 rgb(110, 101, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6562 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 39.6% green and 38.4% blue (110, 101, 98).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E6562 color codes

HEX	`#6E6562`
RGB	`rgb(110, 101, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 39.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.51, 2.98, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.51, 4.22, 44.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.288, 13.504, 13.459)`
Decimal	`7234914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6562, 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 #6E6562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #6E6562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6562; }
.text { color: #6e6562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 101 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6562, #6e6b62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E6562?: #6E6562 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6562?: The RGB value is 110, 101, 98: 110 red, 101 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6562?: The complementary color is #626B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6562?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.