What color is #6D89A0?

#6D89A0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D89A0?

The RGB value is 109, 137, 160: 109 red, 137 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D89A0?

The complementary color is #A0846D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D89A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D89A0 color

#6D89A0 rgb(109, 137, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D89A0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 53.7% green and 62.7% blue (109, 137, 160).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#6D89A0 color codes

HEX	`#6D89A0`
RGB	`rgb(109, 137, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 53.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 32%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 14%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, -4.23, -15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 16, 254.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.596, 23.68, 36.684)`
Decimal	`7178656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D89A0, 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 #6D89A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D89A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #6D89A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d89a0; }
.text { color: #6d89a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d89a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 137 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d89a0, #6d70a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D89A0?: #6D89A0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D89A0?: The RGB value is 109, 137, 160: 109 red, 137 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D89A0?: The complementary color is #A0846D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D89A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.