What color is #6E6E77?

#6E6E77 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6E77?

The RGB value is 110, 110, 119: 110 red, 110 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6E77?

The complementary color is #77776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6E77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6E77 color

#6E6E77 rgb(110, 110, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E6E77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 43.1% green and 46.7% blue (110, 110, 119).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#6E6E77 color codes

HEX	`#6E6E77`
RGB	`rgb(110, 110, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 43.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.71, 1.9, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.71, 5.33, 290.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.335, 15.799, 19.691)`
Decimal	`7237239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6E77, 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 #6E6E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #6E6E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6e77; }
.text { color: #6e6e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 110 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6e77, #736e77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E6E77?: #6E6E77 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6E77?: The RGB value is 110, 110, 119: 110 red, 110 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6E77?: The complementary color is #77776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6E77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.