What color is #6E8E91?

#6E8E91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8E91?

The RGB value is 110, 142, 145: 110 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8E91?

The complementary color is #91716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8E91 color

#6E8E91 rgb(110, 142, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8E91 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 55.7% green and 56.9% blue (110, 142, 145).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#6E8E91 color codes

HEX	`#6E8E91`
RGB	`rgb(110, 142, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 55.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.79, -10.45, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.79, 11.7, 206.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.213, 24.704, 30.433)`
Decimal	`7245457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8E91, 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 #6E8E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #6E8E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8e91; }
.text { color: #6e8e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 142 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8e91, #6e7d91); }

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Questions

What color is #6E8E91?: #6E8E91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8E91?: The RGB value is 110, 142, 145: 110 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8E91?: The complementary color is #91716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.