What color is #6D898C?

#6D898C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D898C?

The RGB value is 109, 137, 140: 109 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D898C?

The complementary color is #8C706D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D898C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D898C color

#6D898C rgb(109, 137, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D898C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 53.7% green and 54.9% blue (109, 137, 140).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#6D898C color codes

HEX	`#6D898C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 137, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 53.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, -9.18, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 10.4, 208)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.985, 23.035, 28.199)`
Decimal	`7178636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D898C, 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 #6D898C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D898C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #6D898C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d898c; }
.text { color: #6d898c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d898c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 137 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d898c, #6d798c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D898C?: #6D898C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D898C?: The RGB value is 109, 137, 140: 109 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D898C?: The complementary color is #8C706D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D898C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.