What color is #6A8586?

#6A8586 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8586?

The RGB value is 106, 133, 134: 106 red, 133 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8586?

The complementary color is #866B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8586 color

#6A8586 rgb(106, 133, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8586 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 52.2% green and 52.5% blue (106, 133, 134).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#6A8586 color codes

HEX	`#6A8586`
RGB	`rgb(106, 133, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 52.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.56, -9.35, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.56, 10.07, 201.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.633, 21.56, 25.729)`
Decimal	`6980998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8586, 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 #6A8586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #6A8586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8586; }
.text { color: #6a8586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 133 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8586, #6a7786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6A8586?: #6A8586 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8586?: The RGB value is 106, 133, 134: 106 red, 133 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8586?: The complementary color is #866B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.