What color is #6E737B?

#6E737B 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 #6E737B?

The RGB value is 110, 115, 123: 110 red, 115 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E737B?

The complementary color is #7B766E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E737B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E737B color

#6E737B rgb(110, 115, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E737B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 45.1% green and 48.2% blue (110, 115, 123).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#6E737B color codes

HEX	`#6E737B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 115, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 45.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.27, -0.16, -5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.27, 5.06, 268.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.136, 17.006, 21.168)`
Decimal	`7238523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E737B, 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 #6E737B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E737B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #6E737B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e737b; }
.text { color: #6e737b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e737b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 115 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e737b, #706e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6E737B?: #6E737B 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 #6E737B?: The RGB value is 110, 115, 123: 110 red, 115 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E737B?: The complementary color is #7B766E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E737B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.