What color is #6B8189?

#6B8189 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8189?

The RGB value is 107, 129, 137: 107 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8189?

The complementary color is #89736B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8189?

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.

#6B8189 color

#6B8189 rgb(107, 129, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8189 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 50.6% green and 53.7% blue (107, 129, 137).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6B8189 color codes

HEX	`#6B8189`
RGB	`rgb(107, 129, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 50.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, -6.06, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 9.23, 228.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.428, 20.632, 26.673)`
Decimal	`7045513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8189, 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 #6B8189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8189 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 #6B8189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8189; }
.text { color: #6b8189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 129 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8189, #6b7289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B8189?: #6B8189 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8189?: The RGB value is 107, 129, 137: 107 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8189?: The complementary color is #89736B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8189?: 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.