What color is #6E7271?

#6E7271 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7271?

The RGB value is 110, 114, 113: 110 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7271?

The complementary color is #726E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7271?

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.

#6E7271 color

#6E7271 rgb(110, 114, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7271 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 44.7% green and 44.3% blue (110, 114, 113).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 2% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E7271 color codes

HEX	`#6E7271`
RGB	`rgb(110, 114, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 44.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 2%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 4%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.68, -1.73, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.68, 1.73, 179.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.428, 16.542, 18)`
Decimal	`7238257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7271, 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 #6E7271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7271 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 #6E7271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7271; }
.text { color: #6e7271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 114 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7271, #6e7172); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E7271?: #6E7271 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7271?: The RGB value is 110, 114, 113: 110 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7271?: The complementary color is #726E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7271?: 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.