What color is #6E7674?

#6E7674 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7674?

The RGB value is 110, 118, 116: 110 red, 118 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7674?

The complementary color is #766E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7674?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7674 color

#6E7674 rgb(110, 118, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7674 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 46.3% green and 45.5% blue (110, 118, 116).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#6E7674 color codes

HEX	`#6E7674`
RGB	`rgb(110, 118, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 46.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 7%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.92, -3.42, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.92, 3.42, 178.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.061, 17.533, 19.058)`
Decimal	`7239284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7674, 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 #6E7674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #6E7674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7674; }
.text { color: #6e7674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 118 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7674, #6e7476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7674?: #6E7674 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7674?: The RGB value is 110, 118, 116: 110 red, 118 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7674?: The complementary color is #766E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7674?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.