What color is #6B8498?

#6B8498 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8498?

The RGB value is 107, 132, 152: 107 red, 132 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8498?

The complementary color is #987F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8498 color

#6B8498 rgb(107, 132, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B8498 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 51.8% green and 59.6% blue (107, 132, 152).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#6B8498 color codes

HEX	`#6B8498`
RGB	`rgb(107, 132, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 51.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 13%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, -4.06, -13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 14.22, 253.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.98, 21.895, 32.873)`
Decimal	`7046296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8498, 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 #6B8498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #6B8498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8498; }
.text { color: #6b8498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 132 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8498, #6b6e98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B8498?: #6B8498 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8498?: The RGB value is 107, 132, 152: 107 red, 132 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8498?: The complementary color is #987F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.