What color is #6A7F8A?

#6A7F8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7F8A?

The RGB value is 106, 127, 138: 106 red, 127 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7F8A?

The complementary color is #8A756A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7F8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7F8A color

#6A7F8A rgb(106, 127, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7F8A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 49.8% green and 54.1% blue (106, 127, 138).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#6A7F8A color codes

HEX	`#6A7F8A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 127, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 49.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, -5.01, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 9.85, 239.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.119, 20.077, 26.96)`
Decimal	`6979466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7F8A, 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 #6A7F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A7F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #6A7F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7f8a; }
.text { color: #6a7f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 127 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7f8a, #6a6f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6A7F8A?: #6A7F8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7F8A?: The RGB value is 106, 127, 138: 106 red, 127 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7F8A?: The complementary color is #8A756A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7F8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.