What color is #6E6E71?

#6E6E71 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6E71?

The RGB value is 110, 110, 113: 110 red, 110 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6E71?

The complementary color is #71716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6E71 color

#6E6E71 rgb(110, 110, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6E71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 43.1% green and 44.3% blue (110, 110, 113).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#6E6E71 color codes

HEX	`#6E6E71`
RGB	`rgb(110, 110, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 43.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, 0.62, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 1.78, 290.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.986, 15.659, 17.853)`
Decimal	`7237233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6E71, 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 #6E6E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #6E6E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6e71; }
.text { color: #6e6e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 110 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6e71, #706e71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E6E71?: #6E6E71 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6E71?: The RGB value is 110, 110, 113: 110 red, 110 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6E71?: The complementary color is #71716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.