What color is #6D6B81?

#6D6B81 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6B81?

The RGB value is 109, 107, 129: 109 red, 107 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6B81?

The complementary color is #7F816B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6B81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6B81 color

#6D6B81 rgb(109, 107, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D6B81 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 42% green and 50.6% blue (109, 107, 129).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#6D6B81 color codes

HEX	`#6D6B81`
RGB	`rgb(109, 107, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 42%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.11, 5.6, -11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.11, 13.12, 295.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.526, 15.351, 22.91)`
Decimal	`7170945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6B81, 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 #6D6B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #6D6B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6b81; }
.text { color: #6d6b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 107 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6b81, #786b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6B81?: #6D6B81 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6B81?: The RGB value is 109, 107, 129: 109 red, 107 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6B81?: The complementary color is #7F816B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6B81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.