What color is #6C8694?

#6C8694 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C8694?

The RGB value is 108, 134, 148: 108 red, 134 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8694?

The complementary color is #947A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8694?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8694 color

#6C8694 rgb(108, 134, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C8694 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 52.5% green and 58% blue (108, 134, 148).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#6C8694 color codes

HEX	`#6C8694`
RGB	`rgb(108, 134, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 52.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.42, -5.89, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.42, 12.07, 240.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.053, 22.376, 31.274)`
Decimal	`7112340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8694, 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 #6C8694	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8694 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #6C8694 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8694; }
.text { color: #6c8694; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8694; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 134 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8694, #6c7294); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C8694?: #6C8694 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C8694?: The RGB value is 108, 134, 148: 108 red, 134 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8694?: The complementary color is #947A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8694?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.