What color is #6B7285?

#6B7285 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 #6B7285?

The RGB value is 107, 114, 133: 107 red, 114 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7285?

The complementary color is #857E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7285?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7285 color

#6B7285 rgb(107, 114, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7285 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.7% green and 52.2% blue (107, 114, 133).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6B7285 color codes

HEX	`#6B7285`
RGB	`rgb(107, 114, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.07, 1.68, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.07, 11.43, 278.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.313, 16.854, 24.579)`
Decimal	`7041669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7285, 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 #6B7285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #6B7285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7285; }
.text { color: #6b7285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 114 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7285, #716b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7285?: #6B7285 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 #6B7285?: The RGB value is 107, 114, 133: 107 red, 114 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7285?: The complementary color is #857E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7285?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.