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#6E6670 Color

#6E6670 is rgb(110, 102, 112) in RGB, hsl(288, 5%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Lavender (#796878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E6670
HEX#6E6670
RGBrgb(110, 102, 112)
HSLhsl(288, 5%, 42%)
HSVhsv(288, 9%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(52.1% 0.018 319.5)
LABlab(44.20% 4.77 -4.44)
LCHlch(44.20% 6.52 317.05)

What #6E6670 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6E6670, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#6E6670 Channel Values

How #6E6670 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 110 · G 102 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 5% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 9% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.53:1 vs white · 3.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E6670 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6E6670

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E6670; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6E6670

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #6E6670 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6E6670
Protanopia#676770
Protanomaly#6A6770
Deuteranopia#696970
Deuteranomaly#6B6870
Tritanopia#6D6767
Tritanomaly#6D676B
Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #6E6670 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6e6670: #6E6670;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E6670;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e6670': '#6E6670' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.400, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_6e6670">#6E6670</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E6670"

More Gray Colors

#6E6670 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6E6670 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E6670?

#6E6670 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(110, 102, 112) in RGB and hsl(288, 5%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #6E6670?

#6E6670 is rgb(110, 102, 112) — red 110, green 102, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E6670?

#6E6670 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E6670 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E6670 scores 5.53:1 against white and 3.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E6670 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E6670 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 6.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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