What color is #6C7E8D?

#6C7E8D 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 #6C7E8D?

The RGB value is 108, 126, 141: 108 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7E8D?

The complementary color is #8D7B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7E8D color

#6C7E8D rgb(108, 126, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7E8D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 49.4% green and 55.3% blue (108, 126, 141).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#6C7E8D color codes

HEX	`#6C7E8D`
RGB	`rgb(108, 126, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 49.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, -3.05, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 10.73, 253.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.452, 20.032, 28.089)`
Decimal	`7110285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7E8D, 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 #6C7E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #6C7E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7e8d; }
.text { color: #6c7e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 126 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7e8d, #6c6e8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C7E8D?: #6C7E8D 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 #6C7E8D?: The RGB value is 108, 126, 141: 108 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7E8D?: The complementary color is #8D7B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.