What color is #6E7E99?

#6E7E99 is a grayish azure known as Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7E99?

The RGB value is 110, 126, 153: 110 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7E99?

The complementary color is #99896E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7E99 color

#6E7E99 rgb(110, 126, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E7E99 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 49.4% green and 60% blue (110, 126, 153).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

This exact color is also called Infinity and Beyond.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#6E7E99 color codes

HEX	`#6E7E99`
RGB	`rgb(110, 126, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 49.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, 0.61, -16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 16.44, 272.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.639, 20.536, 33.06)`
Decimal	`7241369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7E99, 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 #6E7E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #6E7E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7e99; }
.text { color: #6e7e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 126 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7e99, #736e99); }

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Questions

What color is #6E7E99?: #6E7E99 is a grayish azure known as Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7E99?: The RGB value is 110, 126, 153: 110 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7E99?: The complementary color is #99896E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.