What color is #6A8F9E?

#6A8F9E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8F9E?

The RGB value is 106, 143, 158: 106 red, 143 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8F9E?

The complementary color is #9E796A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8F9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8F9E color

#6A8F9E rgb(106, 143, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A8F9E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 56.1% green and 62% blue (106, 143, 158).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#6A8F9E color codes

HEX	`#6A8F9E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 143, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 56.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.25, -9.02, -12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.25, 15.07, 233.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.936, 25.177, 36.045)`
Decimal	`6983582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8F9E, 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 #6A8F9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8F9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #6A8F9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8f9e; }
.text { color: #6a8f9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8f9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 143 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8f9e, #6a759e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A8F9E?: #6A8F9E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8F9E?: The RGB value is 106, 143, 158: 106 red, 143 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8F9E?: The complementary color is #9E796A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8F9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.