What color is #6E7773?

#6E7773 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7773?

The RGB value is 110, 119, 115: 110 red, 119 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7773?

The complementary color is #776E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7773?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7773 color

#6E7773 rgb(110, 119, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7773 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 46.7% green and 45.1% blue (110, 119, 115).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#6E7773 color codes

HEX	`#6E7773`
RGB	`rgb(110, 119, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 46.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.19, -4.21, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.19, 4.33, 166.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.121, 17.746, 18.792)`
Decimal	`7239539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7773, 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 #6E7773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #6E7773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7773; }
.text { color: #6e7773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 119 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7773, #6e7777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E7773?: #6E7773 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7773?: The RGB value is 110, 119, 115: 110 red, 119 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7773?: The complementary color is #776E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7773?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.