What color is #6D8183?

#6D8183 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8183?

The RGB value is 109, 129, 131: 109 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8183?

The complementary color is #836F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8183 color

#6D8183 rgb(109, 129, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D8183 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 50.6% green and 51.4% blue (109, 129, 131).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Sea (#6E8082), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#6D8183 color codes

HEX	`#6D8183`
RGB	`rgb(109, 129, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 50.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, -6.78, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 7.64, 207.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.253, 20.59, 24.481)`
Decimal	`7176579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8183, 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 #6D8183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #6D8183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8183; }
.text { color: #6d8183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 129 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8183, #6d7683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D8183?: #6D8183 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8183?: The RGB value is 109, 129, 131: 109 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8183?: The complementary color is #836F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.