What color is #6C7B8F?

#6C7B8F 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 #6C7B8F?

The RGB value is 108, 123, 143: 108 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7B8F?

The complementary color is #8F806C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7B8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7B8F color

#6C7B8F rgb(108, 123, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7B8F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 48.2% green and 56.1% blue (108, 123, 143).

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

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#6C7B8F color codes

HEX	`#6C7B8F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 123, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 48.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.08, -0.82, -12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.08, 12.69, 266.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.224, 19.337, 28.753)`
Decimal	`7109519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7B8F, 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 #6C7B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #6C7B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7b8f; }
.text { color: #6c7b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 123 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7b8f, #6e6c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C7B8F?: #6C7B8F 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 #6C7B8F?: The RGB value is 108, 123, 143: 108 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7B8F?: The complementary color is #8F806C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7B8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.