What color is #6A7981?

#6A7981 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7981?

The RGB value is 106, 121, 129: 106 red, 121 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7981?

The complementary color is #81726A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7981 color

#6A7981 rgb(106, 121, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7981 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 47.5% green and 50.6% blue (106, 121, 129).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#6A7981 color codes

HEX	`#6A7981`
RGB	`rgb(106, 121, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 47.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, -3.71, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 7.25, 239.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.743, 18.323, 23.419)`
Decimal	`6977921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7981, 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 #6A7981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #6A7981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7981; }
.text { color: #6a7981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 121 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7981, #6a6e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A7981?: #6A7981 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7981?: The RGB value is 106, 121, 129: 106 red, 121 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7981?: The complementary color is #81726A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.