What color is #6A857D?

#6A857D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A857D?

The RGB value is 106, 133, 125: 106 red, 133 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A857D?

The complementary color is #856A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A857D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A857D color

#6A857D rgb(106, 133, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A857D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 52.2% green and 49% blue (106, 133, 125).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#6A857D color codes

HEX	`#6A857D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 133, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 52.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 6%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, -11.39, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 11.45, 174.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.032, 21.319, 22.563)`
Decimal	`6980989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A857D, 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 #6A857D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A857D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #6A857D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a857d; }
.text { color: #6a857d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a857d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 133 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a857d, #6a8085); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A857D?: #6A857D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A857D?: The RGB value is 106, 133, 125: 106 red, 133 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A857D?: The complementary color is #856A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A857D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.