What color is #6E717B?

#6E717B 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 #6E717B?

The RGB value is 110, 113, 123: 110 red, 113 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E717B?

The complementary color is #7B786E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E717B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E717B color

#6E717B rgb(110, 113, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E717B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 44.3% green and 48.2% blue (110, 113, 123).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#6E717B color codes

HEX	`#6E717B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 113, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 44.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.69, 1.01, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.69, 5.99, 279.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.91, 16.555, 21.092)`
Decimal	`7238011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E717B, 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 #6E717B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E717B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #6E717B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e717b; }
.text { color: #6e717b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e717b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 113 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e717b, #726e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6E717B?: #6E717B 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 #6E717B?: The RGB value is 110, 113, 123: 110 red, 113 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E717B?: The complementary color is #7B786E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E717B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.