What color is #6B8A9A?

#6B8A9A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8A9A?

The RGB value is 107, 138, 154: 107 red, 138 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8A9A?

The complementary color is #9A7B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8A9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8A9A color

#6B8A9A rgb(107, 138, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B8A9A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 54.1% green and 60.4% blue (107, 138, 154).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#6B8A9A color codes

HEX	`#6B8A9A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 138, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 54.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 10%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, -6.95, -12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 13.92, 240.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.983, 23.635, 34.022)`
Decimal	`7047834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8A9A, 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 #6B8A9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8A9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #6B8A9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8a9a; }
.text { color: #6b8a9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8a9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 138 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8a9a, #6b739a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B8A9A?: #6B8A9A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8A9A?: The RGB value is 107, 138, 154: 107 red, 138 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8A9A?: The complementary color is #9A7B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8A9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.