What color is #6E6D64?

#6E6D64 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6D64?

The RGB value is 110, 109, 100: 110 red, 109 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6D64?

The complementary color is #64656E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6D64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6D64 color

#6E6D64 rgb(110, 109, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6D64 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42.7% green and 39.2% blue (110, 109, 100).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#6E6D64 color codes

HEX	`#6E6D64`
RGB	`rgb(110, 109, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 9%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.87, -1.38, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.87, 5.35, 104.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.199, 15.172, 14.235)`
Decimal	`7236964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6D64, 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 #6E6D64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6D64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #6E6D64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6d64; }
.text { color: #6e6d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6d64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 109 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6d64, #6a6e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6D64?: #6E6D64 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6D64?: The RGB value is 110, 109, 100: 110 red, 109 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6D64?: The complementary color is #64656E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6D64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.