What color is #6A8196?

#6A8196 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8196?

The RGB value is 106, 129, 150: 106 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8196?

The complementary color is #967F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8196 color

#6A8196 rgb(106, 129, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A8196 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 50.6% green and 58.8% blue (106, 129, 150).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#6A8196 color codes

HEX	`#6A8196`
RGB	`rgb(106, 129, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 50.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 14%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.91, -3.16, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.91, 14.34, 257.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.298, 20.966, 31.878)`
Decimal	`6979990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8196, 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 #6A8196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #6A8196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8196; }
.text { color: #6a8196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 129 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8196, #6a6b96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A8196?: #6A8196 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8196?: The RGB value is 106, 129, 150: 106 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8196?: The complementary color is #967F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.