What color is #6D838D?

#6D838D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D838D?

The RGB value is 109, 131, 141: 109 red, 131 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D838D?

The complementary color is #8D776D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D838D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D838D color

#6D838D rgb(109, 131, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D838D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51.4% green and 55.3% blue (109, 131, 141).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#6D838D color codes

HEX	`#6D838D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 131, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.39, -5.58, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.39, 9.76, 235.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.229, 21.406, 28.313)`
Decimal	`7177101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D838D, 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 #6D838D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D838D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #6D838D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d838d; }
.text { color: #6d838d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d838d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 131 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d838d, #6d738d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D838D?: #6D838D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D838D?: The RGB value is 109, 131, 141: 109 red, 131 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D838D?: The complementary color is #8D776D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D838D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.