What color is #6E675F?

#6E675F is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E675F?

The RGB value is 110, 103, 95: 110 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E675F?

The complementary color is #5F666E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E675F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E675F color

#6E675F rgb(110, 103, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E675F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.4% green and 37.3% blue (110, 103, 95).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#6E675F color codes

HEX	`#6E675F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 103, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 14%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.01, 1.24, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.01, 5.64, 77.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.346, 13.842, 12.793)`
Decimal	`7235423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E675F, 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 #6E675F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E675F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #6E675F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e675f; }
.text { color: #6e675f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e675f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 103 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e675f, #6e6e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E675F?: #6E675F is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E675F?: The RGB value is 110, 103, 95: 110 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E675F?: The complementary color is #5F666E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E675F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.