Exploring the Color #6E6C74

#6E6C74 sits at 255° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 4% saturation and 44% lightness, it reads as a effectively achromatic, shadowed tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 110, 108, 116 produces a 5.17:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6E6C74 is a close cousin of CSS dim gray — about 12 units away from #696969. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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