What color is #6E807E?

#6E807E is a gray, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E807E?

The RGB value is 110, 128, 126: 110 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E807E?

The complementary color is #806E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E807E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E807E color

#6E807E rgb(110, 128, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E807E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.2% green and 49.4% blue (110, 128, 126).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#6E807E color codes

HEX	`#6E807E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 128, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, -6.98, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 7.07, 189.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.915, 20.259, 22.701)`
Decimal	`7241854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E807E, 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 #6E807E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E807E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #6E807E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e807e; }
.text { color: #6e807e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e807e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 128 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e807e, #6e7980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E807E?: #6E807E is a gray, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E807E?: The RGB value is 110, 128, 126: 110 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E807E?: The complementary color is #806E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E807E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.