What color is #6A8192?

#6A8192 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8192?

The RGB value is 106, 129, 146: 106 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8192?

The complementary color is #927B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8192 color

#6A8192 rgb(106, 129, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8192 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 50.6% green and 57.3% blue (106, 129, 146).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#6A8192 color codes

HEX	`#6A8192`
RGB	`rgb(106, 129, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 50.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, -4.18, -11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 12.59, 250.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.981, 20.839, 30.211)`
Decimal	`6979986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8192, 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 #6A8192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #6A8192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8192; }
.text { color: #6a8192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 129 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8192, #6a6d92); }

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Questions

What color is #6A8192?: #6A8192 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8192?: The RGB value is 106, 129, 146: 106 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8192?: The complementary color is #927B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.