What color is #6E7469?

#6E7469 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7469?

The RGB value is 110, 116, 105: 110 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7469?

The complementary color is #6F6974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7469?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7469 color

#6E7469 rgb(110, 116, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7469 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 45.5% green and 41.2% blue (110, 116, 105).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#6E7469 color codes

HEX	`#6E7469`
RGB	`rgb(110, 116, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 45.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 9%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, -4.49, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 6.94, 130.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.225, 16.826, 15.807)`
Decimal	`7238761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7469, 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 #6E7469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #6E7469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7469; }
.text { color: #6e7469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 116 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7469, #69746a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E7469?: #6E7469 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7469?: The RGB value is 110, 116, 105: 110 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7469?: The complementary color is #6F6974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7469?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.