What color is #6E7463?

#6E7463 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7463?

The RGB value is 110, 116, 99: 110 red, 116 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7463?

The complementary color is #696374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7463 color

#6E7463 rgb(110, 116, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7463 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 45.5% green and 38.8% blue (110, 116, 99).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#6E7463 color codes

HEX	`#6E7463`
RGB	`rgb(110, 116, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 45.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, -5.61, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 10.3, 123.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.928, 16.707, 14.24)`
Decimal	`7238755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7463, 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 #6E7463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #6E7463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7463; }
.text { color: #6e7463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 116 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7463, #667463); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7463?: #6E7463 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7463?: The RGB value is 110, 116, 99: 110 red, 116 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7463?: The complementary color is #696374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.