What color is #6C6E85?

#6C6E85 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6E85?

The RGB value is 108, 110, 133: 108 red, 110 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6E85?

The complementary color is #85836C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6E85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6E85 color

#6C6E85 rgb(108, 110, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C6E85 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.1% green and 52.2% blue (108, 110, 133).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#6C6E85 color codes

HEX	`#6C6E85`
RGB	`rgb(108, 110, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.02, 4.41, -12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.02, 13.62, 288.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.993, 16.033, 24.438)`
Decimal	`7106181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6E85, 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 #6C6E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	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 #6C6E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6e85; }
.text { color: #6c6e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 110 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6e85, #776c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6E85?: #6C6E85 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6E85?: The RGB value is 108, 110, 133: 108 red, 110 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6E85?: The complementary color is #85836C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6E85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.