What color is #6B7083?

#6B7083 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7083?

The RGB value is 107, 112, 131: 107 red, 112 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7083?

The complementary color is #837E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7083?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7083 color

#6B7083 rgb(107, 112, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7083 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.9% green and 51.4% blue (107, 112, 131).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#6B7083 color codes

HEX	`#6B7083`
RGB	`rgb(107, 112, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, 2.39, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 11.34, 282.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.953, 16.353, 23.784)`
Decimal	`7041155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7083, 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 #6B7083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #6B7083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7083; }
.text { color: #6b7083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 112 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7083, #726b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7083?: #6B7083 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7083?: The RGB value is 107, 112, 131: 107 red, 112 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7083?: The complementary color is #837E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7083?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.