What color is #6B6E8E?

#6B6E8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6E8E?

The RGB value is 107, 110, 142: 107 red, 110 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6E8E?

The complementary color is #8E8B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6E8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6E8E color

#6B6E8E rgb(107, 110, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B6E8E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.1% green and 55.7% blue (107, 110, 142).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#6B6E8E color codes

HEX	`#6B6E8E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 110, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.28, 6.3, -17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.28, 18.94, 289.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.521, 16.23, 27.848)`
Decimal	`7040654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6E8E, 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 #6B6E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	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 #6B6E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6e8e; }
.text { color: #6b6e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 110 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6e8e, #7a6b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6E8E?: #6B6E8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6E8E?: The RGB value is 107, 110, 142: 107 red, 110 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6E8E?: The complementary color is #8E8B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6E8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.