What color is #6C7982?

#6C7982 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7982?

The RGB value is 108, 121, 130: 108 red, 121 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7982?

The complementary color is #82756C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7982 color

#6C7982 rgb(108, 121, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7982 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.5% green and 51% blue (108, 121, 130).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#6C7982 color codes

HEX	`#6C7982`
RGB	`rgb(108, 121, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 7%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, -2.78, -6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 7.11, 246.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.05, 18.474, 23.782)`
Decimal	`7108994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7982, 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 #6C7982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #6C7982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7982; }
.text { color: #6c7982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 121 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7982, #6c6e82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C7982?: #6C7982 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7982?: The RGB value is 108, 121, 130: 108 red, 121 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7982?: The complementary color is #82756C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.