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#6E656D closest to Chimaera

#6E656D is a medium gray; the closest named color is Chimaera. In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 39.6% green and 42.7% blue (rgb(110, 101, 109)). Its HSL value is 307° hue, 4% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black. #6E656D is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.61:1.

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Variations of #6E656D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#6E656D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#6E656D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6E656D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #67686D
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #65676D
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #67676D
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #67686D
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #69676D
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6F6568
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6E656B
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #686868
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #696769

#6E656D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.61:1 Good#6E656D text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.75:1 Poor#6E656D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#6E656D in CSS

/* Chimaera */
.color { color: #6E656D; }
.background { background-color: #6E656D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6E656D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(110 101 109);
color: hsl(307 4% 41%);
color: oklch(0.518 0.017 329.3);

#6E656D FAQ

What color is #6E656D?

#6E656D is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Chimaera. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #6E656D?

#6E656D is rgb(110, 101, 109) in RGB, hsl(307, 4%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 57%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6E656D?

The complementary color of #6E656D is #656E66, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6E656D?

White text has the best contrast on #6E656D: 5.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6E656D a warm or cool color?

#6E656D is a neutral color.