What color is #6E737E?

#6E737E 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 #6E737E?

The RGB value is 110, 115, 126: 110 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E737E?

The complementary color is #7E796E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E737E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E737E color

#6E737E rgb(110, 115, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E737E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 45.1% green and 49.4% blue (110, 115, 126).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#6E737E color codes

HEX	`#6E737E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 115, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 45.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, 0.51, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 6.71, 274.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.326, 17.083, 22.172)`
Decimal	`7238526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E737E, 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 #6E737E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E737E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #6E737E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e737e; }
.text { color: #6e737e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e737e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 115 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e737e, #716e7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E737E?: #6E737E 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 #6E737E?: The RGB value is 110, 115, 126: 110 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E737E?: The complementary color is #7E796E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E737E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.