What color is #6D8286?

#6D8286 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8286?

The RGB value is 109, 130, 134: 109 red, 130 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8286?

The complementary color is #86716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8286 color

#6D8286 rgb(109, 130, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D8286 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51% green and 52.5% blue (109, 130, 134).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#6D8286 color codes

HEX	`#6D8286`
RGB	`rgb(109, 130, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, -6.66, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 8.15, 215.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.591, 20.937, 25.611)`
Decimal	`7176838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8286, 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 #6D8286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #6D8286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8286; }
.text { color: #6d8286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 130 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8286, #6d7586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D8286?: #6D8286 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8286?: The RGB value is 109, 130, 134: 109 red, 130 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8286?: The complementary color is #86716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.