What color is #6A7683?

#6A7683 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7683?

The RGB value is 106, 118, 131: 106 red, 118 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7683?

The complementary color is #83776A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7683?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7683 color

#6A7683 rgb(106, 118, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7683 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 46.3% green and 51.4% blue (106, 118, 131).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#6A7683 color codes

HEX	`#6A7683`
RGB	`rgb(106, 118, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 46.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 10%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.08, -1.49, -8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.08, 8.75, 260.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.518, 17.659, 24.007)`
Decimal	`6977155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7683, 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 #6A7683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #6A7683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7683; }
.text { color: #6a7683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 118 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7683, #6b6a83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A7683?: #6A7683 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7683?: The RGB value is 106, 118, 131: 106 red, 118 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7683?: The complementary color is #83776A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7683?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.