What color is #6E6B5A?

#6E6B5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6B5A?

The RGB value is 110, 107, 90: 110 red, 107 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6B5A?

The complementary color is #5A5D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6B5A color

#6E6B5A rgb(110, 107, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6B5A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42% green and 35.3% blue (110, 107, 90).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#6E6B5A color codes

HEX	`#6E6B5A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 107, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, -2, 9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 10.16, 101.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.533, 14.569, 11.77)`
Decimal	`7236442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6B5A, 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 #6E6B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #6E6B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6b5a; }
.text { color: #6e6b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 107 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6b5a, #676e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6E6B5A?: #6E6B5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6B5A?: The RGB value is 110, 107, 90: 110 red, 107 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6B5A?: The complementary color is #5A5D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.