What color is #6E716F?

#6E716F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E716F?

The RGB value is 110, 113, 111: 110 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E716F?

The complementary color is #716E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E716F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E716F color

#6E716F rgb(110, 113, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E716F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 44.3% green and 43.5% blue (110, 113, 111).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 1% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#6E716F color codes

HEX	`#6E716F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 113, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 44.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 1%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 3%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.33, -1.55, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.33, 1.71, 155.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.204, 16.273, 17.376)`
Decimal	`7237999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E716F, 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 #6E716F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E716F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #6E716F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e716f; }
.text { color: #6e716f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e716f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 113 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e716f, #6e7171); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E716F?: #6E716F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E716F?: The RGB value is 110, 113, 111: 110 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E716F?: The complementary color is #716E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E716F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.