What color is #6A6E89?

#6A6E89 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6E89?

The RGB value is 106, 110, 137: 106 red, 110 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6E89?

The complementary color is #89856A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6E89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6E89 color

#6A6E89 rgb(106, 110, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A6E89 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 43.1% green and 53.7% blue (106, 110, 137).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#6A6E89 color codes

HEX	`#6A6E89`
RGB	`rgb(106, 110, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 43.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47, 4.71, -15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47, 16.02, 287.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.034, 16.022, 25.91)`
Decimal	`6975113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6E89, 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 #6A6E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	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 #6A6E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6e89; }
.text { color: #6a6e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 110 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6e89, #766a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6E89?: #6A6E89 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6E89?: The RGB value is 106, 110, 137: 106 red, 110 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6E89?: The complementary color is #89856A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6E89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.