What color is #6A8991?

#6A8991 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8991?

The RGB value is 106, 137, 145: 106 red, 137 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8991?

The complementary color is #91726A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8991 color

#6A8991 rgb(106, 137, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8991 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.7% green and 56.9% blue (106, 137, 145).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#6A8991 color codes

HEX	`#6A8991`
RGB	`rgb(106, 137, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 6%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.07, -8.95, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.07, 11.91, 221.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.999, 22.999, 30.168)`
Decimal	`6982033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8991, 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 #6A8991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #6A8991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8991; }
.text { color: #6a8991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 137 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8991, #6a7591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6A8991?: #6A8991 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8991?: The RGB value is 106, 137, 145: 106 red, 137 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8991?: The complementary color is #91726A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.