What color is #6D748C?

#6D748C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D748C?

The RGB value is 109, 116, 140: 109 red, 116 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D748C?

The complementary color is #8C856D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D748C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D748C color

#6D748C rgb(109, 116, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D748C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.5% green and 54.9% blue (109, 116, 140).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#6D748C color codes

HEX	`#6D748C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 116, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.05, 2.89, -13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.05, 14.25, 281.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.284, 17.635, 27.299)`
Decimal	`7173260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D748C, 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 #6D748C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D748C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #6D748C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d748c; }
.text { color: #6d748c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d748c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 116 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d748c, #766d8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D748C?: #6D748C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D748C?: The RGB value is 109, 116, 140: 109 red, 116 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D748C?: The complementary color is #8C856D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D748C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.