What color is #6B7A89?

#6B7A89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7A89?

The RGB value is 107, 122, 137: 107 red, 122 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7A89?

The complementary color is #897A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7A89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7A89 color

#6B7A89 rgb(107, 122, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7A89 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 47.8% green and 53.7% blue (107, 122, 137).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#6B7A89 color codes

HEX	`#6B7A89`
RGB	`rgb(107, 122, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 47.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.51, -2.04, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.51, 10.21, 258.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.537, 18.851, 26.377)`
Decimal	`7043721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7A89, 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 #6B7A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #6B7A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7a89; }
.text { color: #6b7a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 122 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7a89, #6b6b89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B7A89?: #6B7A89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7A89?: The RGB value is 107, 122, 137: 107 red, 122 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7A89?: The complementary color is #897A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7A89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.