What color is #6B8092?

#6B8092 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 #6B8092?

The RGB value is 107, 128, 146: 107 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8092?

The complementary color is #927D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8092 color

#6B8092 rgb(107, 128, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8092 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 50.2% green and 57.3% blue (107, 128, 146).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#6B8092 color codes

HEX	`#6B8092`
RGB	`rgb(107, 128, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 50.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, -3.29, -12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 12.63, 254.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.969, 20.639, 30.173)`
Decimal	`7045266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8092, 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 #6B8092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #6B8092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8092; }
.text { color: #6b8092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 128 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8092, #6b6d92); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B8092?: #6B8092 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 #6B8092?: The RGB value is 107, 128, 146: 107 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8092?: The complementary color is #927D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.