What color is #6C868C?

#6C868C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C868C?

The RGB value is 108, 134, 140: 108 red, 134 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C868C?

The complementary color is #8C726C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C868C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C868C color

#6C868C rgb(108, 134, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C868C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 52.5% green and 54.9% blue (108, 134, 140).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#6C868C color codes

HEX	`#6C868C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 134, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 52.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, -7.84, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 10.05, 218.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.442, 22.131, 28.053)`
Decimal	`7112332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C868C, 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 #6C868C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C868C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #6C868C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c868c; }
.text { color: #6c868c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c868c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 134 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c868c, #6c768c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6C868C?: #6C868C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C868C?: The RGB value is 108, 134, 140: 108 red, 134 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C868C?: The complementary color is #8C726C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C868C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.