What color is #6D7989?

#6D7989 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7989?

The RGB value is 109, 121, 137: 109 red, 121 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7989?

The complementary color is #897D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7989 color

#6D7989 rgb(109, 121, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7989 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.5% green and 53.7% blue (109, 121, 137).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#6D7989 color codes

HEX	`#6D7989`
RGB	`rgb(109, 121, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.37, -0.78, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.37, 10.23, 265.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.658, 18.732, 26.347)`
Decimal	`7174537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7989, 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 #6D7989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #6D7989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7989; }
.text { color: #6d7989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 121 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7989, #6f6d89); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6D7989?: #6D7989 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7989?: The RGB value is 109, 121, 137: 109 red, 121 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7989?: The complementary color is #897D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.