What color is #6C8291?

#6C8291 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 #6C8291?

The RGB value is 108, 130, 145: 108 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8291?

The complementary color is #917B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8291 color

#6C8291 rgb(108, 130, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C8291 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 51% green and 56.9% blue (108, 130, 145).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#6C8291 color codes

HEX	`#6C8291`
RGB	`rgb(108, 130, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 51%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 10%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, -4.36, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 11.54, 247.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.276, 21.197, 29.858)`
Decimal	`7111313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8291, 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 #6C8291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #6C8291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8291; }
.text { color: #6c8291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 130 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8291, #6c6f91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C8291?: #6C8291 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 #6C8291?: The RGB value is 108, 130, 145: 108 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8291?: The complementary color is #917B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.