What color is #6A898D?

#6A898D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A898D?

The RGB value is 106, 137, 141: 106 red, 137 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A898D?

The complementary color is #8D6E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A898D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A898D color

#6A898D rgb(106, 137, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A898D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.7% green and 55.3% blue (106, 137, 141).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#6A898D color codes

HEX	`#6A898D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 137, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.95, -9.92, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.95, 11.45, 209.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.696, 22.878, 28.572)`
Decimal	`6982029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A898D, 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 #6A898D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A898D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #6A898D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a898d; }
.text { color: #6a898d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a898d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 137 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a898d, #6a788d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A898D?: #6A898D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A898D?: The RGB value is 106, 137, 141: 106 red, 137 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A898D?: The complementary color is #8D6E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A898D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.