What color is #6E8175?

#6E8175 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8175?

The RGB value is 110, 129, 117: 110 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8175?

The complementary color is #816E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8175 color

#6E8175 rgb(110, 129, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8175 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.6% green and 45.9% blue (110, 129, 117).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#6E8175 color codes

HEX	`#6E8175`
RGB	`rgb(110, 129, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.17, -9.46, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.17, 10.34, 156.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.491, 20.3, 19.823)`
Decimal	`7242101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8175, 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 #6E8175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #6E8175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8175; }
.text { color: #6e8175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 129 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8175, #6e817f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E8175?: #6E8175 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8175?: The RGB value is 110, 129, 117: 110 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8175?: The complementary color is #816E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.