What color is #6D8398?

#6D8398 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8398?

The RGB value is 109, 131, 152: 109 red, 131 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8398?

The complementary color is #98826D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8398 color

#6D8398 rgb(109, 131, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D8398 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51.4% green and 59.6% blue (109, 131, 152).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#6D8398 color codes

HEX	`#6D8398`
RGB	`rgb(109, 131, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.76, -2.86, -13.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.76, 14.14, 258.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.089, 21.75, 32.839)`
Decimal	`7177112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8398, 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 #6D8398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #6D8398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8398; }
.text { color: #6d8398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 131 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8398, #6d6e98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D8398?: #6D8398 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8398?: The RGB value is 109, 131, 152: 109 red, 131 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8398?: The complementary color is #98826D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.