What color is #6D7E85?

#6D7E85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7E85?

The RGB value is 109, 126, 133: 109 red, 126 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7E85?

The complementary color is #85746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7E85 color

#6D7E85 rgb(109, 126, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7E85 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 49.4% green and 52.2% blue (109, 126, 133).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6D7E85 color codes

HEX	`#6D7E85`
RGB	`rgb(109, 126, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 49.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 18%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, -4.61, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 7.48, 231.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18, 19.866, 25.072)`
Decimal	`7175813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7E85, 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 #6D7E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #6D7E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7e85; }
.text { color: #6d7e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 126 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7e85, #6d7285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7E85?: #6D7E85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7E85?: The RGB value is 109, 126, 133: 109 red, 126 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7E85?: The complementary color is #85746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.