What color is #6D7D9E?

#6D7D9E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7D9E?

The RGB value is 109, 125, 158: 109 red, 125 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7D9E?

The complementary color is #9E8E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7D9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7D9E color

#6D7D9E rgb(109, 125, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D7D9E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 49% green and 62% blue (109, 125, 158).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#6D7D9E color codes

HEX	`#6D7D9E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 125, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 49%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, 2.18, -19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 19.72, 276.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.81, 20.386, 35.232)`
Decimal	`7175582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7D9E, 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 #6D7D9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7D9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #6D7D9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7d9e; }
.text { color: #6d7d9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7d9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 125 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7d9e, #766d9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7D9E?: #6D7D9E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7D9E?: The RGB value is 109, 125, 158: 109 red, 125 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7D9E?: The complementary color is #9E8E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7D9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.