What color is #6D8686?

#6D8686 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8686?

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

What is the complementary color of #6D8686?

The complementary color is #866D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8686 color

#6D8686 rgb(109, 134, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D8686 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#6D8686 color codes

HEX	`#6D8686`
RGB	`rgb(109, 134, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 52.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.05, -8.9, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.05, 9.39, 198.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.134, 22.022, 25.792)`
Decimal	`7177862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8686, 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 #6D8686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #6D8686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8686; }
.text { color: #6d8686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 134 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8686, #6d7986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6D8686?: #6D8686 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8686?: The RGB value is 109, 134, 134: 109 red, 134 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8686?: The complementary color is #866D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.