What color is #6C7B8E?

#6C7B8E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7B8E?

The RGB value is 108, 123, 142: 108 red, 123 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7B8E?

The complementary color is #8E7F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7B8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7B8E color

#6C7B8E rgb(108, 123, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7B8E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 48.2% green and 55.7% blue (108, 123, 142).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#6C7B8E color codes

HEX	`#6C7B8E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 123, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 48.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, -1.06, -12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 12.17, 264.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.148, 19.307, 28.356)`
Decimal	`7109518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7B8E, 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 #6C7B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #6C7B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7b8e; }
.text { color: #6c7b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 123 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7b8e, #6e6c8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C7B8E?: #6C7B8E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7B8E?: The RGB value is 108, 123, 142: 108 red, 123 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7B8E?: The complementary color is #8E7F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7B8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.