What color is #6D7986?

#6D7986 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7986?

The RGB value is 109, 121, 134: 109 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7986?

The complementary color is #867A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7986 color

#6D7986 rgb(109, 121, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7986 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.5% green and 52.5% blue (109, 121, 134).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#6D7986 color codes

HEX	`#6D7986`
RGB	`rgb(109, 121, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.27, -1.5, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.27, 8.71, 260.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.446, 18.647, 25.23)`
Decimal	`7174534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7986, 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 #6D7986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #6D7986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7986; }
.text { color: #6d7986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 121 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7986, #6e6d86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D7986?: #6D7986 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7986?: The RGB value is 109, 121, 134: 109 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7986?: The complementary color is #867A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.