What color is #6B8989?

#6B8989 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8989?

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

What is the complementary color of #6B8989?

The complementary color is #896B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8989 color

#6B8989 rgb(107, 137, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8989 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6B8989 color codes

HEX	`#6B8989`
RGB	`rgb(107, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.89, -10.54, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.89, 11.11, 198.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.523, 22.823, 27.039)`
Decimal	`7047561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8989, 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 #6B8989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #6B8989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8989; }
.text { color: #6b8989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8989, #6b7a89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B8989?: #6B8989 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8989?: The RGB value is 107, 137, 137: 107 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8989?: The complementary color is #896B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.