What color is #6C8290?

#6C8290 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C8290?

The RGB value is 108, 130, 144: 108 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8290?

The complementary color is #907A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8290 color

#6C8290 rgb(108, 130, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C8290 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 51% green and 56.5% blue (108, 130, 144).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#6C8290 color codes

HEX	`#6C8290`
RGB	`rgb(108, 130, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 51%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, -4.61, -10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 11.15, 245.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.2, 21.166, 29.454)`
Decimal	`7111312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8290, 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 #6C8290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #6C8290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8290; }
.text { color: #6c8290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 130 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8290, #6c7090); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C8290?: #6C8290 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C8290?: The RGB value is 108, 130, 144: 108 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8290?: The complementary color is #907A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.