What color is #6D7282?

#6D7282 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7282?

The RGB value is 109, 114, 130: 109 red, 114 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7282?

The complementary color is #827D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7282?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7282 color

#6D7282 rgb(109, 114, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7282 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.7% green and 51% blue (109, 114, 130).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6D7282 color codes

HEX	`#6D7282`
RGB	`rgb(109, 114, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, 1.66, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 9.57, 280.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.352, 16.897, 23.515)`
Decimal	`7172738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7282, 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 #6D7282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #6D7282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7282; }
.text { color: #6d7282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 114 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7282, #726d82); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D7282?: #6D7282 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7282?: The RGB value is 109, 114, 130: 109 red, 114 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7282?: The complementary color is #827D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7282?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.