What color is #6D7184?

#6D7184 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7184?

The RGB value is 109, 113, 132: 109 red, 113 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7184?

The complementary color is #84806D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7184?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7184 color

#6D7184 rgb(109, 113, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7184 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.3% green and 51.8% blue (109, 113, 132).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#6D7184 color codes

HEX	`#6D7184`
RGB	`rgb(109, 113, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, 2.73, -10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 11.27, 284.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.376, 16.727, 24.191)`
Decimal	`7172484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7184, 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 #6D7184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #6D7184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7184; }
.text { color: #6d7184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 113 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7184, #746d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7184?: #6D7184 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7184?: The RGB value is 109, 113, 132: 109 red, 113 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7184?: The complementary color is #84806D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7184?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.