What color is #6E6C66?

#6E6C66 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6C66?

The RGB value is 110, 108, 102: 110 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6C66?

The complementary color is #66686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6C66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6C66 color

#6E6C66 rgb(110, 108, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6C66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42.4% green and 40% blue (110, 108, 102).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#6E6C66 color codes

HEX	`#6E6C66`
RGB	`rgb(110, 108, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 7%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, -0.41, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 3.65, 96.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.191, 15, 14.715)`
Decimal	`7236710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6C66, 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 #6E6C66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6C66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #6E6C66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6c66; }
.text { color: #6e6c66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6c66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 108 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6c66, #6c6e66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E6C66?: #6E6C66 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6C66?: The RGB value is 110, 108, 102: 110 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6C66?: The complementary color is #66686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6C66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.