What color is #6E7D70?

#6E7D70 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7D70?

The RGB value is 110, 125, 112: 110 red, 125 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7D70?

The complementary color is #7D6E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7D70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7D70 color

#6E7D70 rgb(110, 125, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7D70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 49% green and 43.9% blue (110, 125, 112).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#6E7D70 color codes

HEX	`#6E7D70`
RGB	`rgb(110, 125, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 49%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.86, -8.23, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.86, 9.75, 147.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.688, 19.152, 18.144)`
Decimal	`7241072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7D70, 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 #6E7D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #6E7D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7d70; }
.text { color: #6e7d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 125 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7d70, #6e7d78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E7D70?: #6E7D70 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7D70?: The RGB value is 110, 125, 112: 110 red, 125 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7D70?: The complementary color is #7D6E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7D70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.