What color is #6E7274?

#6E7274 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7274?

The RGB value is 110, 114, 116: 110 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7274?

The complementary color is #74706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7274?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7274 color

#6E7274 rgb(110, 114, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7274 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 44.7% green and 45.5% blue (110, 114, 116).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#6E7274 color codes

HEX	`#6E7274`
RGB	`rgb(110, 114, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 44.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 5%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, -1.1, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 1.97, 236.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.599, 16.61, 18.904)`
Decimal	`7238260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7274, 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 #6E7274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #6E7274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7274; }
.text { color: #6e7274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 114 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7274, #6e6f74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E7274?: #6E7274 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7274?: The RGB value is 110, 114, 116: 110 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7274?: The complementary color is #74706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7274?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.