What color is #6A8389?

#6A8389 is a grayish cyan known as Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Puddle Jumper?

The RGB value is 106, 131, 137: 106 red, 131 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Puddle Jumper?

The complementary color is #89706A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Puddle Jumper color: hex code #6A8389

#6A8389 rgb(106, 131, 137)

Shades of gray

Puddle Jumper has the hex code #6A8389. It is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 51.4% green and 53.7% blue (106, 131, 137).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

Puddle Jumper (#6A8389) color codes

HEX	`#6A8389`
RGB	`rgb(106, 131, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 51.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, -7.52, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 9.75, 219.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.574, 21.102, 26.757)`
Decimal	`6980489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Puddle Jumper, 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 #6A8389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #6A8389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8389; }
.text { color: #6a8389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 131 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8389, #6a7389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

See #6A8389 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6A8389?: #6A8389 is a grayish cyan known as Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Puddle Jumper?: The RGB value is 106, 131, 137: 106 red, 131 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Puddle Jumper?: The complementary color is #89706A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.