What color is #6E7E81?

#6E7E81 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7E81?

The RGB value is 110, 126, 129: 110 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7E81?

The complementary color is #81716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7E81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7E81 color

#6E7E81 rgb(110, 126, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7E81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 49.4% green and 50.6% blue (110, 126, 129).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Sea (#6E8082), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#6E7E81 color codes

HEX	`#6E7E81`
RGB	`rgb(110, 126, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 49.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, -5.18, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 6.32, 214.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.853, 19.821, 23.65)`
Decimal	`7241345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7E81, 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 #6E7E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #6E7E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7e81; }
.text { color: #6e7e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 126 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7e81, #6e7581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7E81?: #6E7E81 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7E81?: The RGB value is 110, 126, 129: 110 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7E81?: The complementary color is #81716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7E81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.