What color is #6B8282?

#6B8282 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 #6B8282?

The RGB value is 107, 130, 130: 107 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8282?

The complementary color is #826B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8282 color

#6B8282 rgb(107, 130, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8282 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 51% green and 51% blue (107, 130, 130).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#6B8282 color codes

HEX	`#6B8282`
RGB	`rgb(107, 130, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 51%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, -8.26, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 8.71, 198.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.074, 20.702, 24.158)`
Decimal	`7045762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8282, 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 #6B8282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #6B8282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8282; }
.text { color: #6b8282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 130 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8282, #6b7682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B8282?: #6B8282 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 #6B8282?: The RGB value is 107, 130, 130: 107 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8282?: The complementary color is #826B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.