What color is #6E6867?

#6E6867 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6867?

The RGB value is 110, 104, 103: 110 red, 104 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6867?

The complementary color is #676D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6867?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6867 color

#6E6867 rgb(110, 104, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6867 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.8% green and 40.4% blue (110, 104, 103).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#6E6867 color codes

HEX	`#6E6867`
RGB	`rgb(110, 104, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 6%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.51, 2.15, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.51, 2.57, 33.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.829, 14.195, 14.841)`
Decimal	`7235687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6867, 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 #6E6867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #6E6867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6867; }
.text { color: #6e6867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 104 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6867, #6e6c67); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E6867?: #6E6867 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6867?: The RGB value is 110, 104, 103: 110 red, 104 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6867?: The complementary color is #676D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6867?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.