What color is #6B8B90?

#6B8B90 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8B90?

The RGB value is 107, 139, 144: 107 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8B90?

The complementary color is #90706B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8B90 color

#6B8B90 rgb(107, 139, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8B90 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 54.5% green and 56.5% blue (107, 139, 144).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#6B8B90 color codes

HEX	`#6B8B90`
RGB	`rgb(107, 139, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 54.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, -9.99, -6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 11.83, 212.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.329, 23.604, 29.865)`
Decimal	`7048080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8B90, 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 #6B8B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #6B8B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8b90; }
.text { color: #6b8b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 139 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8b90, #6b7990); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B8B90?: #6B8B90 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8B90?: The RGB value is 107, 139, 144: 107 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8B90?: The complementary color is #90706B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.