What color is #6E7E96?

#6E7E96 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7E96?

The RGB value is 110, 126, 150: 110 red, 126 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7E96?

The complementary color is #96866E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7E96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7E96 color

#6E7E96 rgb(110, 126, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E7E96 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 49.4% green and 58.8% blue (110, 126, 150).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6E7E96 color codes

HEX	`#6E7E96`
RGB	`rgb(110, 126, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 49.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, -0.16, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 14.85, 269.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.395, 20.438, 31.771)`
Decimal	`7241366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7E96, 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 #6E7E96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7E96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #6E7E96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7e96; }
.text { color: #6e7e96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7e96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 126 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7e96, #726e96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E7E96?: #6E7E96 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7E96?: The RGB value is 110, 126, 150: 110 red, 126 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7E96?: The complementary color is #96866E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7E96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.