What color is #6A798A?

#6A798A 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 #6A798A?

The RGB value is 106, 121, 138: 106 red, 121 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A798A?

The complementary color is #8A7B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A798A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A798A color

#6A798A rgb(106, 121, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A798A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 47.5% green and 54.1% blue (106, 121, 138).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#6A798A color codes

HEX	`#6A798A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 121, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 47.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, -1.55, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 11.2, 262.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.367, 18.573, 26.71)`
Decimal	`6977930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A798A, 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 #6A798A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A798A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #6A798A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a798a; }
.text { color: #6a798a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a798a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 121 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a798a, #6b6a8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A798A?: #6A798A 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 #6A798A?: The RGB value is 106, 121, 138: 106 red, 121 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A798A?: The complementary color is #8A7B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A798A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.