What color is #6E6775?

#6E6775 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6775?

The RGB value is 110, 103, 117: 110 red, 103 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6775?

The complementary color is #6E7567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6775?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6775 color

#6E6775 rgb(110, 103, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6775 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.4% green and 45.9% blue (110, 103, 117).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#6E6775 color codes

HEX	`#6E6775`
RGB	`rgb(110, 103, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 12%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.66, 5.64, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.66, 8.86, 309.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.491, 14.3, 18.823)`
Decimal	`7235445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6775, 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 #6E6775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #6E6775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6775; }
.text { color: #6e6775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 103 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6775, #756775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6775?: #6E6775 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6775?: The RGB value is 110, 103, 117: 110 red, 103 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6775?: The complementary color is #6E7567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6775?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.