What color is #6B8488?

#6B8488 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8488?

The RGB value is 107, 132, 136: 107 red, 132 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8488?

The complementary color is #886F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8488 color

#6B8488 rgb(107, 132, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8488 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 51.8% green and 53.3% blue (107, 132, 136).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#6B8488 color codes

HEX	`#6B8488`
RGB	`rgb(107, 132, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 51.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.39, -7.99, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.39, 9.49, 212.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.757, 21.405, 26.431)`
Decimal	`7046280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8488, 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 #6B8488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #6B8488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8488; }
.text { color: #6b8488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 132 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8488, #6b7688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6B8488?: #6B8488 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8488?: The RGB value is 107, 132, 136: 107 red, 132 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8488?: The complementary color is #886F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.