What color is #6E7163?

#6E7163 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7163?

The RGB value is 110, 113, 99: 110 red, 113 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7163?

The complementary color is #666371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7163?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7163 color

#6E7163 rgb(110, 113, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7163 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 44.3% green and 38.8% blue (110, 113, 99).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#6E7163 color codes

HEX	`#6E7163`
RGB	`rgb(110, 113, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 44.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.01, -3.89, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.01, 8.35, 117.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.587, 16.026, 14.127)`
Decimal	`7237987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7163, 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 #6E7163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #6E7163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7163; }
.text { color: #6e7163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 113 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7163, #677163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7163?: #6E7163 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7163?: The RGB value is 110, 113, 99: 110 red, 113 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7163?: The complementary color is #666371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7163?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.