What color is #6E6E5F?

#6E6E5F is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6E5F?

The RGB value is 110, 110, 95: 110 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6E5F?

The complementary color is #5F5F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6E5F color

#6E6E5F rgb(110, 110, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6E5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 43.1% green and 37.3% blue (110, 110, 95).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#6E6E5F color codes

HEX	`#6E6E5F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 110, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 43.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.03, -2.88, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.03, 8.86, 108.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.072, 15.293, 13.035)`
Decimal	`7237215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6E5F, 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 #6E6E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #6E6E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6e5f; }
.text { color: #6e6e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 110 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6e5f, #676e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6E5F?: #6E6E5F is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6E5F?: The RGB value is 110, 110, 95: 110 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6E5F?: The complementary color is #5F5F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.