What color is #6A8C8F?

#6A8C8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8C8F?

The RGB value is 106, 140, 143: 106 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8C8F?

The complementary color is #8F6D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8C8F color

#6A8C8F rgb(106, 140, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8C8F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 54.9% green and 56.1% blue (106, 140, 143).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#6A8C8F color codes

HEX	`#6A8C8F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 140, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 54.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.89, -11.1, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.89, 12.38, 206.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.278, 23.803, 29.507)`
Decimal	`6982799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8C8F, 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 #6A8C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #6A8C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8c8f; }
.text { color: #6a8c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 140 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8c8f, #6a7a8f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A8C8F?: #6A8C8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8C8F?: The RGB value is 106, 140, 143: 106 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8C8F?: The complementary color is #8F6D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.