What color is #6E817B?

#6E817B is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E817B?

The RGB value is 110, 129, 123: 110 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E817B?

The complementary color is #816E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E817B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E817B color

#6E817B rgb(110, 129, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E817B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.6% green and 48.2% blue (110, 129, 123).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6E817B color codes

HEX	`#6E817B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 129, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, -8.2, 0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 8.25, 173.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.855, 20.445, 21.741)`
Decimal	`7242107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E817B, 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 #6E817B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E817B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #6E817B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e817b; }
.text { color: #6e817b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e817b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 129 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e817b, #6e7d81); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E817B?: #6E817B is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E817B?: The RGB value is 110, 129, 123: 110 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E817B?: The complementary color is #816E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E817B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.