What color is #6E7E6C?

#6E7E6C is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7E6C?

The RGB value is 110, 126, 108: 110 red, 126 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7E6C?

The complementary color is #7C6C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7E6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7E6C color

#6E7E6C rgb(110, 126, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7E6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 49.4% green and 42.4% blue (110, 126, 108).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#6E7E6C color codes

HEX	`#6E7E6C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 126, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 49.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, -9.57, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 12.38, 140.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.597, 19.319, 17.039)`
Decimal	`7241324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7E6C, 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 #6E7E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #6E7E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7e6c; }
.text { color: #6e7e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 126 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7e6c, #6c7e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6E7E6C?: #6E7E6C is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7E6C?: The RGB value is 110, 126, 108: 110 red, 126 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7E6C?: The complementary color is #7C6C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7E6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.