What color is #6E807C?

#6E807C is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E807C?

The RGB value is 110, 128, 124: 110 red, 128 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E807C?

The complementary color is #806E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E807C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E807C color

#6E807C rgb(110, 128, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E807C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.2% green and 48.6% blue (110, 128, 124).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#6E807C color codes

HEX	`#6E807C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 128, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.07, -7.42, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.07, 7.42, 180.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.787, 20.208, 22.028)`
Decimal	`7241852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E807C, 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 #6E807C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E807C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #6E807C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e807c; }
.text { color: #6e807c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e807c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 128 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e807c, #6e7b80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E807C?: #6E807C is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E807C?: The RGB value is 110, 128, 124: 110 red, 128 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E807C?: The complementary color is #806E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E807C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.