What color is #6D7B8A?

#6D7B8A 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 #6D7B8A?

The RGB value is 109, 123, 138: 109 red, 123 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7B8A?

The complementary color is #8A7C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7B8A color

#6D7B8A rgb(109, 123, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7B8A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 48.2% green and 54.1% blue (109, 123, 138).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#6D7B8A color codes

HEX	`#6D7B8A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 123, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 48.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 21%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 11%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, -1.7, -9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 10.02, 260.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.976, 19.252, 26.809)`
Decimal	`7175050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7B8A, 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 #6D7B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #6D7B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7b8a; }
.text { color: #6d7b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 123 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7b8a, #6e6d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D7B8A?: #6D7B8A 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 #6D7B8A?: The RGB value is 109, 123, 138: 109 red, 123 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7B8A?: The complementary color is #8A7C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.