What color is #6D8A8E?

#6D8A8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8A8E?

The RGB value is 109, 138, 142: 109 red, 138 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8A8E?

The complementary color is #8E716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8A8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8A8E color

#6D8A8E rgb(109, 138, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D8A8E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 54.1% green and 55.7% blue (109, 138, 142).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6D8A8E color codes

HEX	`#6D8A8E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 138, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 54.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.46, -9.27, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.46, 10.78, 210.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.276, 23.38, 29.03)`
Decimal	`7178894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8A8E, 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 #6D8A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #6D8A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8a8e; }
.text { color: #6d8a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 138 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8a8e, #6d7a8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D8A8E?: #6D8A8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8A8E?: The RGB value is 109, 138, 142: 109 red, 138 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8A8E?: The complementary color is #8E716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8A8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.