What color is #6E6A70?

#6E6A70 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6A70?

The RGB value is 110, 106, 112: 110 red, 106 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6A70?

The complementary color is #6C706A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6A70 color

#6E6A70 rgb(110, 106, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6A70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.6% green and 43.9% blue (110, 106, 112).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#6E6A70 color codes

HEX	`#6E6A70`
RGB	`rgb(110, 106, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 5%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.35, 2.78, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.35, 3.94, 314.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.509, 14.793, 17.417)`
Decimal	`7236208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6A70, 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 #6E6A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #6E6A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6a70; }
.text { color: #6e6a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 106 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6a70, #706a6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E6A70?: #6E6A70 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6A70?: The RGB value is 110, 106, 112: 110 red, 106 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6A70?: The complementary color is #6C706A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.