What color is #6E6D86?

#6E6D86 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6D86?

The RGB value is 110, 109, 134: 110 red, 109 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6D86?

The complementary color is #85866D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6D86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6D86 color

#6E6D86 rgb(110, 109, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E6D86 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42.7% green and 52.5% blue (110, 109, 134).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#6E6D86 color codes

HEX	`#6E6D86`
RGB	`rgb(110, 109, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.94, 5.94, -13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.94, 14.83, 293.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.201, 15.973, 24.779)`
Decimal	`7236998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6D86, 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 #6E6D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	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 #6E6D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6d86; }
.text { color: #6e6d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 109 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6d86, #7a6d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6D86?: #6E6D86 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6D86?: The RGB value is 110, 109, 134: 110 red, 109 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6D86?: The complementary color is #85866D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6D86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.