What color is #6E6D5A?

#6E6D5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6D5A?

The RGB value is 110, 109, 90: 110 red, 109 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6D5A?

The complementary color is #5A5B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6D5A?

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.

#6E6D5A color

#6E6D5A rgb(110, 109, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6D5A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42.7% green and 35.3% blue (110, 109, 90).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E6D5A color codes

HEX	`#6E6D5A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 109, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.62, -3.17, 10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.62, 11.24, 106.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.744, 14.991, 11.84)`
Decimal	`7236954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6D5A, 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 #6E6D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6D5A 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 #6E6D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6d5a; }
.text { color: #6e6d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 109 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6d5a, #656e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6D5A?: #6E6D5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6D5A?: The RGB value is 110, 109, 90: 110 red, 109 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6D5A?: The complementary color is #5A5B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6D5A?: 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.