What color is #6E7183?

#6E7183 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7183?

The RGB value is 110, 113, 131: 110 red, 113 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7183?

The complementary color is #83806E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7183?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7183 color

#6E7183 rgb(110, 113, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7183 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 44.3% green and 51.4% blue (110, 113, 131).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#6E7183 color codes

HEX	`#6E7183`
RGB	`rgb(110, 113, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 44.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.96, 2.84, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.96, 10.65, 285.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.431, 16.764, 23.838)`
Decimal	`7238019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7183, 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 #6E7183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #6E7183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7183; }
.text { color: #6e7183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 113 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7183, #766e83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7183?: #6E7183 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7183?: The RGB value is 110, 113, 131: 110 red, 113 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7183?: The complementary color is #83806E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7183?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.