What color is #6A8894?

#6A8894 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8894?

The RGB value is 106, 136, 148: 106 red, 136 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8894?

The complementary color is #94766A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8894?

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.

#6A8894 color

#6A8894 rgb(106, 136, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8894 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.3% green and 58% blue (106, 136, 148).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6A8894 color codes

HEX	`#6A8894`
RGB	`rgb(106, 136, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 8%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, -7.65, -9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 12.49, 232.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.092, 22.81, 31.355)`
Decimal	`6981780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8894, 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 #6A8894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8894 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 #6A8894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8894; }
.text { color: #6a8894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 136 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8894, #6a7394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A8894?: #6A8894 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8894?: The RGB value is 106, 136, 148: 106 red, 136 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8894?: The complementary color is #94766A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8894?: 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.