What color is #6B7286?

#6B7286 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7286?

The RGB value is 107, 114, 134: 107 red, 114 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7286?

The complementary color is #867F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7286?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7286 color

#6B7286 rgb(107, 114, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7286 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.7% green and 52.5% blue (107, 114, 134).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6B7286 color codes

HEX	`#6B7286`
RGB	`rgb(107, 114, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.11, 1.92, -11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.11, 12, 279.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.383, 16.881, 24.945)`
Decimal	`7041670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7286, 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 #6B7286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #6B7286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7286; }
.text { color: #6b7286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 114 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7286, #726b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7286?: #6B7286 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7286?: The RGB value is 107, 114, 134: 107 red, 114 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7286?: The complementary color is #867F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7286?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.