What color is #6D838A?

#6D838A 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 #6D838A?

The RGB value is 109, 131, 138: 109 red, 131 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D838A?

The complementary color is #8A746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D838A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D838A color

#6D838A rgb(109, 131, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D838A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51.4% green and 54.1% blue (109, 131, 138).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#6D838A color codes

HEX	`#6D838A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 131, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 21%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, -6.29, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 8.98, 225.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.009, 21.318, 27.153)`
Decimal	`7177098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D838A, 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 #6D838A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D838A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #6D838A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d838a; }
.text { color: #6d838a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d838a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 131 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d838a, #6d748a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D838A?: #6D838A 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 #6D838A?: The RGB value is 109, 131, 138: 109 red, 131 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D838A?: The complementary color is #8A746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D838A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.