What color is #6E686F?

#6E686F is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E686F?

The RGB value is 110, 104, 111: 110 red, 104 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E686F?

The complementary color is #696F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E686F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E686F color

#6E686F rgb(110, 104, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E686F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.8% green and 43.5% blue (110, 104, 111).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#6E686F color codes

HEX	`#6E686F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 104, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 6%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, 3.77, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 4.86, 320.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.25, 14.363, 17.058)`
Decimal	`7235695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E686F, 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 #6E686F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E686F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #6E686F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e686f; }
.text { color: #6e686f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e686f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 104 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e686f, #6f686d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E686F?: #6E686F is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E686F?: The RGB value is 110, 104, 111: 110 red, 104 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E686F?: The complementary color is #696F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E686F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.