What color is #6E7A6A?

#6E7A6A is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7A6A?

The RGB value is 110, 122, 106: 110 red, 122 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7A6A?

The complementary color is #766A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7A6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7A6A color

#6E7A6A rgb(110, 122, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7A6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.8% green and 41.6% blue (110, 122, 106).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#6E7A6A color codes

HEX	`#6E7A6A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 122, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 13%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, -7.71, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 10.59, 136.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.991, 18.275, 16.318)`
Decimal	`7240298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7A6A, 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 #6E7A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #6E7A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7a6a; }
.text { color: #6e7a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 122 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7a6a, #6a7a6e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6E7A6A?: #6E7A6A is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7A6A?: The RGB value is 110, 122, 106: 110 red, 122 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7A6A?: The complementary color is #766A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7A6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.