What color is #6D7985?

#6D7985 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7985?

The RGB value is 109, 121, 133: 109 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7985?

The complementary color is #85796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7985 color

#6D7985 rgb(109, 121, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7985 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.5% green and 52.2% blue (109, 121, 133).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6D7985 color codes

HEX	`#6D7985`
RGB	`rgb(109, 121, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 18%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, -1.73, -8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 8.23, 257.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.377, 18.619, 24.864)`
Decimal	`7174533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7985, 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 #6D7985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #6D7985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7985; }
.text { color: #6d7985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 121 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7985, #6d6d85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D7985?: #6D7985 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7985?: The RGB value is 109, 121, 133: 109 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7985?: The complementary color is #85796D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.