What color is #6D7582?

#6D7582 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7582?

The RGB value is 109, 117, 130: 109 red, 117 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7582?

The complementary color is #827A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7582?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7582 color

#6D7582 rgb(109, 117, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7582 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.9% green and 51% blue (109, 117, 130).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#6D7582 color codes

HEX	`#6D7582`
RGB	`rgb(109, 117, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, -0.1, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 8.14, 269.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.696, 17.585, 23.629)`
Decimal	`7173506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7582, 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 #6D7582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #6D7582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7582; }
.text { color: #6d7582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 117 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7582, #6f6d82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D7582?: #6D7582 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7582?: The RGB value is 109, 117, 130: 109 red, 117 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7582?: The complementary color is #827A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7582?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.