What color is #6D808B?

#6D808B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D808B?

The RGB value is 109, 128, 139: 109 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D808B?

The complementary color is #8B786D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D808B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D808B color

#6D808B rgb(109, 128, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D808B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 50.2% green and 54.5% blue (109, 128, 139).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#6D808B color codes

HEX	`#6D808B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 128, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 50.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, -4.34, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 9.32, 242.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.685, 20.553, 27.404)`
Decimal	`7176331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D808B, 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 #6D808B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D808B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #6D808B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d808b; }
.text { color: #6d808b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d808b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 128 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d808b, #6d718b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6D808B?: #6D808B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D808B?: The RGB value is 109, 128, 139: 109 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D808B?: The complementary color is #8B786D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D808B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.