What color is #6C7081?

#6C7081 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7081?

The RGB value is 108, 112, 129: 108 red, 112 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7081?

The complementary color is #817D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7081?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7081 color

#6C7081 rgb(108, 112, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7081 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.9% green and 50.6% blue (108, 112, 129).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#6C7081 color codes

HEX	`#6C7081`
RGB	`rgb(108, 112, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.44, 2.26, -9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.44, 10.12, 282.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.94, 16.361, 23.083)`
Decimal	`7106689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7081, 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 #6C7081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #6C7081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7081; }
.text { color: #6c7081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 112 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7081, #726c81); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6C7081?: #6C7081 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7081?: The RGB value is 108, 112, 129: 108 red, 112 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7081?: The complementary color is #817D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7081?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.