What color is #6E8171?

#6E8171 is a gray, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8171?

The RGB value is 110, 129, 113: 110 red, 129 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8171?

The complementary color is #816E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8171?

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.

#6E8171 color

#6E8171 rgb(110, 129, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8171 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.6% green and 44.3% blue (110, 129, 113).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E8171 color codes

HEX	`#6E8171`
RGB	`rgb(110, 129, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.07, -10.26, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.07, 12.08, 148.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.261, 20.207, 18.611)`
Decimal	`7242097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8171, 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 #6E8171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8171 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 #6E8171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8171; }
.text { color: #6e8171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 129 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8171, #6e817a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E8171?: #6E8171 is a gray, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8171?: The RGB value is 110, 129, 113: 110 red, 129 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8171?: The complementary color is #816E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8171?: 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.