What color is #6E757B?

#6E757B is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E757B?

The RGB value is 110, 117, 123: 110 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E757B?

The complementary color is #7B746E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E757B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E757B color

#6E757B rgb(110, 117, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E757B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 45.9% green and 48.2% blue (110, 117, 123).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#6E757B color codes

HEX	`#6E757B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 117, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 45.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.84, -1.33, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.84, 4.41, 252.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.366, 17.467, 21.244)`
Decimal	`7239035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E757B, 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 #6E757B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E757B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #6E757B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e757b; }
.text { color: #6e757b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e757b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 117 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e757b, #6e6f7b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E757B?: #6E757B is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E757B?: The RGB value is 110, 117, 123: 110 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E757B?: The complementary color is #7B746E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E757B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.