What color is #6D8280?

#6D8280 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8280?

The RGB value is 109, 130, 128: 109 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8280?

The complementary color is #826D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8280 color

#6D8280 rgb(109, 130, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D8280 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51% green and 50.2% blue (109, 130, 128).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#6D8280 color codes

HEX	`#6D8280`
RGB	`rgb(109, 130, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, -8.02, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 8.15, 190.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.185, 20.774, 23.47)`
Decimal	`7176832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8280, 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 #6D8280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #6D8280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8280; }
.text { color: #6d8280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 130 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8280, #6d7982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D8280?: #6D8280 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8280?: The RGB value is 109, 130, 128: 109 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8280?: The complementary color is #826D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.