What color is #6E677D?

#6E677D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E677D?

The RGB value is 110, 103, 125: 110 red, 103 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E677D?

The complementary color is #767D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E677D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E677D color

#6E677D rgb(110, 103, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E677D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.4% green and 49% blue (110, 103, 125).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#6E677D color codes

HEX	`#6E677D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 103, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.94, 7.43, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.94, 13.47, 303.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.982, 14.496, 21.407)`
Decimal	`7235453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E677D, 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 #6E677D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E677D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #6E677D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e677d; }
.text { color: #6e677d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e677d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 103 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e677d, #79677d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E677D?: #6E677D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E677D?: The RGB value is 110, 103, 125: 110 red, 103 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E677D?: The complementary color is #767D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E677D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.