What color is #6B8898?

#6B8898 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8898?

The RGB value is 107, 136, 152: 107 red, 136 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8898?

The complementary color is #987B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8898 color

#6B8898 rgb(107, 136, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B8898 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 53.3% green and 59.6% blue (107, 136, 152).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#6B8898 color codes

HEX	`#6B8898`
RGB	`rgb(107, 136, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 53.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 11%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.07, -6.33, -11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.07, 13.46, 241.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.533, 23, 33.057)`
Decimal	`7047320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8898, 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 #6B8898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #6B8898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8898; }
.text { color: #6b8898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 136 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8898, #6b7198); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B8898?: #6B8898 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8898?: The RGB value is 107, 136, 152: 107 red, 136 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8898?: The complementary color is #987B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.