What color is #6C808F?

#6C808F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C808F?

The RGB value is 108, 128, 143: 108 red, 128 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C808F?

The complementary color is #8F7B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C808F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C808F color

#6C808F rgb(108, 128, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C808F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 50.2% green and 56.1% blue (108, 128, 143).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#6C808F color codes

HEX	`#6C808F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 128, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 50.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.52, -3.71, -10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.52, 11.13, 250.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.86, 20.609, 28.966)`
Decimal	`7110799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C808F, 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 #6C808F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C808F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #6C808F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c808f; }
.text { color: #6c808f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c808f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 128 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c808f, #6c6e8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C808F?: #6C808F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C808F?: The RGB value is 108, 128, 143: 108 red, 128 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C808F?: The complementary color is #8F7B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C808F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.