What color is #6C7E82?

#6C7E82 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7E82?

The RGB value is 108, 126, 130: 108 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7E82?

The complementary color is #82706C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7E82 color

#6C7E82 rgb(108, 126, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7E82 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 49.4% green and 51% blue (108, 126, 130).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Sea (#6E8082), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#6C7E82 color codes

HEX	`#6C7E82`
RGB	`rgb(108, 126, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 49.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, -5.65, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 7.15, 217.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.673, 19.721, 23.99)`
Decimal	`7110274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7E82, 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 #6C7E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #6C7E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7e82; }
.text { color: #6c7e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 126 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7e82, #6c7382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7E82?: #6C7E82 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7E82?: The RGB value is 108, 126, 130: 108 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7E82?: The complementary color is #82706C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.