What color is #6C828E?

#6C828E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C828E?

The RGB value is 108, 130, 142: 108 red, 130 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C828E?

The complementary color is #8E786C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C828E?

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.

#6C828E color

#6C828E rgb(108, 130, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C828E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 51% green and 55.7% blue (108, 130, 142).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6C828E color codes

HEX	`#6C828E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 130, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 51%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, -5.09, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 10.42, 240.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.048, 21.106, 28.656)`
Decimal	`7111310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C828E, 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 #6C828E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C828E 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 #6C828E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c828e; }
.text { color: #6c828e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c828e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 130 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c828e, #6c718e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C828E?: #6C828E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C828E?: The RGB value is 108, 130, 142: 108 red, 130 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C828E?: The complementary color is #8E786C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C828E?: 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.