What color is #6D7588?

#6D7588 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 #6D7588?

The RGB value is 109, 117, 136: 109 red, 117 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7588?

The complementary color is #88806D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7588?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7588 color

#6D7588 rgb(109, 117, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7588 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.9% green and 53.3% blue (109, 117, 136).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#6D7588 color codes

HEX	`#6D7588`
RGB	`rgb(109, 117, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.19, 1.32, -11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.19, 11.46, 276.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.111, 17.751, 25.813)`
Decimal	`7173512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7588, 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 #6D7588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #6D7588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7588; }
.text { color: #6d7588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 117 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7588, #726d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7588?: #6D7588 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 #6D7588?: The RGB value is 109, 117, 136: 109 red, 117 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7588?: The complementary color is #88806D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7588?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.