What color is #6D858B?

#6D858B 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 #6D858B?

The RGB value is 109, 133, 139: 109 red, 133 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D858B?

The complementary color is #8B736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D858B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D858B color

#6D858B rgb(109, 133, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D858B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 52.2% green and 54.5% blue (109, 133, 139).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#6D858B color codes

HEX	`#6D858B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 133, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 52.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, -7.18, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 9.41, 220.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.353, 21.89, 27.627)`
Decimal	`7177611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D858B, 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 #6D858B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D858B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #6D858B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d858b; }
.text { color: #6d858b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d858b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 133 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d858b, #6d768b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6D858B?: #6D858B 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 #6D858B?: The RGB value is 109, 133, 139: 109 red, 133 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D858B?: The complementary color is #8B736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D858B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.