What color is #6C8196?

#6C8196 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C8196?

The RGB value is 108, 129, 150: 108 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8196?

The complementary color is #96816C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8196 color

#6C8196 rgb(108, 129, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C8196 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 50.6% green and 58.8% blue (108, 129, 150).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#6C8196 color codes

HEX	`#6C8196`
RGB	`rgb(108, 129, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 50.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 14%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.05, -2.53, -13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.05, 14, 259.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.538, 21.09, 31.89)`
Decimal	`7111062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8196, 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 #6C8196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #6C8196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8196; }
.text { color: #6c8196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 129 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8196, #6c6c96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C8196?: #6C8196 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C8196?: The RGB value is 108, 129, 150: 108 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8196?: The complementary color is #96816C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.