What color is #6D687E?

#6D687E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D687E?

The RGB value is 109, 104, 126: 109 red, 104 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D687E?

The complementary color is #797E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D687E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D687E color

#6D687E rgb(109, 104, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D687E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40.8% green and 49.4% blue (109, 104, 126).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#6D687E color codes

HEX	`#6D687E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 104, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.16, 6.7, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.16, 13.31, 300.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.022, 14.658, 21.773)`
Decimal	`7170174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D687E, 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 #6D687E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D687E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	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 #6D687E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d687e; }
.text { color: #6d687e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d687e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 104 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d687e, #78687e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D687E?: #6D687E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D687E?: The RGB value is 109, 104, 126: 109 red, 104 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D687E?: The complementary color is #797E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D687E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.