What color is #6E9295?

#6E9295 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9295?

The RGB value is 110, 146, 149: 110 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9295?

The complementary color is #95716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9295 color

#6E9295 rgb(110, 146, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E9295 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 57.3% green and 58.4% blue (110, 146, 149).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#6E9295 color codes

HEX	`#6E9295`
RGB	`rgb(110, 146, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 57.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.08, -11.69, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.08, 12.98, 205.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.132, 26.042, 32.288)`
Decimal	`7246485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9295, 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 #6E9295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #6E9295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9295; }
.text { color: #6e9295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 146 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9295, #6e7e95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E9295?: #6E9295 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9295?: The RGB value is 110, 146, 149: 110 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9295?: The complementary color is #95716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.