What color is #6A8282?

#6A8282 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8282?

The RGB value is 106, 130, 130: 106 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8282?

The complementary color is #826A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8282 color

#6A8282 rgb(106, 130, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8282 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 51% green and 51% blue (106, 130, 130).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#6A8282 color codes

HEX	`#6A8282`
RGB	`rgb(106, 130, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 51%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, -8.6, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 9.07, 198.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.955, 20.641, 24.153)`
Decimal	`6980226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8282, 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 #6A8282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #6A8282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8282; }
.text { color: #6a8282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 130 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8282, #6a7682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6A8282?: #6A8282 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8282?: The RGB value is 106, 130, 130: 106 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8282?: The complementary color is #826A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.