What color is #6C7589?

#6C7589 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7589?

The RGB value is 108, 117, 137: 108 red, 117 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7589?

The complementary color is #89806C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7589?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7589 color

#6C7589 rgb(108, 117, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7589 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.9% green and 53.7% blue (108, 117, 137).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#6C7589 color codes

HEX	`#6C7589`
RGB	`rgb(108, 117, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 21%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.15, 1.22, -12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.15, 12.1, 275.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.06, 17.716, 26.183)`
Decimal	`7107977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7589, 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 #6C7589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #6C7589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7589; }
.text { color: #6c7589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 117 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7589, #716c89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7589?: #6C7589 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7589?: The RGB value is 108, 117, 137: 108 red, 117 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7589?: The complementary color is #89806C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7589?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.