What color is #6E6A80?

#6E6A80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6A80?

The RGB value is 110, 106, 128: 110 red, 106 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6A80?

The complementary color is #7C806A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6A80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6A80 color

#6E6A80 rgb(110, 106, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E6A80 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.6% green and 50.2% blue (110, 106, 128).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#6E6A80 color codes

HEX	`#6E6A80`
RGB	`rgb(110, 106, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.88, 6.32, -11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.88, 13.22, 298.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.48, 15.181, 22.533)`
Decimal	`7236224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6A80, 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 #6E6A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #6E6A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6a80; }
.text { color: #6e6a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 106 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6a80, #796a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6A80?: #6E6A80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6A80?: The RGB value is 110, 106, 128: 110 red, 106 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6A80?: The complementary color is #7C806A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6A80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.