What color is #6E8082?

#6E8082 is a grayish cyan known as Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Stormy Sea?

The RGB value is 110, 128, 130: 110 red, 128 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Stormy Sea?

The complementary color is #82706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Stormy Sea color: hex code #6E8082

#6E8082 rgb(110, 128, 130)

Shades of gray

Stormy Sea has the hex code #6E8082. It is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.2% green and 51% blue (110, 128, 130).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

Stormy Sea (#6E8082) color codes

HEX	`#6E8082`
RGB	`rgb(110, 128, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, -6.09, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 6.93, 208.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.178, 20.365, 24.088)`
Decimal	`7241858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Stormy Sea, 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 #6E8082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #6E8082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8082; }
.text { color: #6e8082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 128 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8082, #6e7682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

See #6E8082 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6E8082?: #6E8082 is a grayish cyan known as Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Stormy Sea?: The RGB value is 110, 128, 130: 110 red, 128 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Stormy Sea?: The complementary color is #82706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.