What color is #6E7776?

#6E7776 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7776?

The RGB value is 110, 119, 118: 110 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7776?

The complementary color is #776E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7776?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7776 color

#6E7776 rgb(110, 119, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7776 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 46.7% green and 46.3% blue (110, 119, 118).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#6E7776 color codes

HEX	`#6E7776`
RGB	`rgb(110, 119, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 46.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.27, -3.58, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.27, 3.63, 189.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.297, 17.816, 19.716)`
Decimal	`7239542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7776, 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 #6E7776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #6E7776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7776; }
.text { color: #6e7776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 119 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7776, #6e7477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7776?: #6E7776 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7776?: The RGB value is 110, 119, 118: 110 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7776?: The complementary color is #776E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7776?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.