What color is #6E7769?

#6E7769 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7769?

The RGB value is 110, 119, 105: 110 red, 119 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7769?

The complementary color is #726977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7769?

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.

#6E7769 color

#6E7769 rgb(110, 119, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7769 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 46.7% green and 41.2% blue (110, 119, 105).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E7769 color codes

HEX	`#6E7769`
RGB	`rgb(110, 119, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 46.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.92, -6.2, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.92, 9.03, 133.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.577, 17.528, 15.925)`
Decimal	`7239529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7769, 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 #6E7769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7769 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 #6E7769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7769; }
.text { color: #6e7769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 119 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7769, #69776b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E7769?: #6E7769 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7769?: The RGB value is 110, 119, 105: 110 red, 119 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7769?: The complementary color is #726977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7769?: 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.