What color is #6E707A?

#6E707A is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E707A?

The RGB value is 110, 112, 122: 110 red, 112 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E707A?

The complementary color is #7A786E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E707A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E707A color

#6E707A rgb(110, 112, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E707A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 43.9% green and 47.8% blue (110, 112, 122).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#6E707A color codes

HEX	`#6E707A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 112, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 43.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 10%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.38, 1.38, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.38, 5.94, 283.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.737, 16.308, 20.727)`
Decimal	`7237754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E707A, 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 #6E707A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E707A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #6E707A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e707a; }
.text { color: #6e707a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e707a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 112 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e707a, #726e7a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E707A?: #6E707A is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E707A?: The RGB value is 110, 112, 122: 110 red, 112 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E707A?: The complementary color is #7A786E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E707A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.