What color is #6A8893?

#6A8893 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8893?

The RGB value is 106, 136, 147: 106 red, 136 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8893?

The complementary color is #93756A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8893 color

#6A8893 rgb(106, 136, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8893 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.3% green and 57.6% blue (106, 136, 147).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6A8893 color codes

HEX	`#6A8893`
RGB	`rgb(106, 136, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.84, -7.9, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.84, 12.24, 229.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.013, 22.778, 30.94)`
Decimal	`6981779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8893, 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 #6A8893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #6A8893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8893; }
.text { color: #6a8893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 136 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8893, #6a7493); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A8893?: #6A8893 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8893?: The RGB value is 106, 136, 147: 106 red, 136 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8893?: The complementary color is #93756A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.