What color is #6E7286?

#6E7286 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 #6E7286?

The RGB value is 110, 114, 134: 110 red, 114 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7286?

The complementary color is #86826E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7286?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7286 color

#6E7286 rgb(110, 114, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7286 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 44.7% green and 52.5% blue (110, 114, 134).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#6E7286 color codes

HEX	`#6E7286`
RGB	`rgb(110, 114, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 44.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.35, 2.96, -11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.35, 11.84, 284.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.75, 17.071, 24.962)`
Decimal	`7238278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7286, 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 #6E7286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #6E7286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7286; }
.text { color: #6e7286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 114 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7286, #766e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7286?: #6E7286 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 #6E7286?: The RGB value is 110, 114, 134: 110 red, 114 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7286?: The complementary color is #86826E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7286?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.