What color is #6A828C?

#6A828C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A828C?

The RGB value is 106, 130, 140: 106 red, 130 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A828C?

The complementary color is #8C746A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A828C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A828C color

#6A828C rgb(106, 130, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A828C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 51% green and 54.9% blue (106, 130, 140).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#6A828C color codes

HEX	`#6A828C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 130, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 51%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 7%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, -6.24, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 10.33, 232.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.659, 20.922, 27.861)`
Decimal	`6980236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A828C, 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 #6A828C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A828C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #6A828C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a828c; }
.text { color: #6a828c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a828c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 130 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a828c, #6a718c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A828C?: #6A828C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A828C?: The RGB value is 106, 130, 140: 106 red, 130 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A828C?: The complementary color is #8C746A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A828C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.