What color is #6E736B?

#6E736B is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E736B?

The RGB value is 110, 115, 107: 110 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E736B?

The complementary color is #706B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E736B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E736B color

#6E736B rgb(110, 115, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E736B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 45.1% green and 42% blue (110, 115, 107).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#6E736B color codes

HEX	`#6E736B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 115, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 45.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 7%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.8, -3.52, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.8, 5.16, 133.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.215, 16.638, 16.317)`
Decimal	`7238507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E736B, 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 #6E736B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E736B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #6E736B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e736b; }
.text { color: #6e736b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e736b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 115 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e736b, #6b736c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E736B?: #6E736B is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E736B?: The RGB value is 110, 115, 107: 110 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E736B?: The complementary color is #706B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E736B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.