What color is #6B8183?

#6B8183 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8183?

The RGB value is 107, 129, 131: 107 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8183?

The complementary color is #836D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8183 color

#6B8183 rgb(107, 129, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8183 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 50.6% green and 51.4% blue (107, 129, 131).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6B8183 color codes

HEX	`#6B8183`
RGB	`rgb(107, 129, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 50.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.36, -7.47, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.36, 8.35, 206.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.009, 20.464, 24.469)`
Decimal	`7045507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8183, 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 #6B8183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #6B8183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8183; }
.text { color: #6b8183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 129 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8183, #6b7583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6B8183?: #6B8183 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8183?: The RGB value is 107, 129, 131: 107 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8183?: The complementary color is #836D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.