What color is #6E6B63?

#6E6B63 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6B63?

The RGB value is 110, 107, 99: 110 red, 107 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6B63?

The complementary color is #63666E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6B63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6B63 color

#6E6B63 rgb(110, 107, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6B63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42% green and 38.8% blue (110, 107, 99).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#6E6B63 color codes

HEX	`#6E6B63`
RGB	`rgb(110, 107, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 10%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.26, -0.39, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.26, 4.91, 94.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.94, 14.731, 13.911)`
Decimal	`7236451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6B63, 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 #6E6B63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6B63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #6E6B63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6b63; }
.text { color: #6e6b63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6b63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 107 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6b63, #6c6e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6B63?: #6E6B63 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6B63?: The RGB value is 110, 107, 99: 110 red, 107 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6B63?: The complementary color is #63666E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6B63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.