What color is #6A7786?

#6A7786 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7786?

The RGB value is 106, 119, 134: 106 red, 119 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7786?

The complementary color is #86796A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7786 color

#6A7786 rgb(106, 119, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7786 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 46.7% green and 52.5% blue (106, 119, 134).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#6A7786 color codes

HEX	`#6A7786`
RGB	`rgb(106, 119, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 46.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 11%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, -1.36, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 9.9, 262.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.843, 17.979, 25.132)`
Decimal	`6977414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7786, 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 #6A7786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #6A7786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7786; }
.text { color: #6a7786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 119 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7786, #6b6a86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A7786?: #6A7786 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7786?: The RGB value is 106, 119, 134: 106 red, 119 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7786?: The complementary color is #86796A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.