What color is #6E7785?

#6E7785 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7785?

The RGB value is 110, 119, 133: 110 red, 119 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7785?

The complementary color is #857C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7785 color

#6E7785 rgb(110, 119, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7785 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 46.7% green and 52.2% blue (110, 119, 133).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#6E7785 color codes

HEX	`#6E7785`
RGB	`rgb(110, 119, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 46.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.74, -0.22, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.74, 8.78, 268.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.26, 18.202, 24.79)`
Decimal	`7239557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7785, 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 #6E7785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #6E7785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7785; }
.text { color: #6e7785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 119 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7785, #706e85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E7785?: #6E7785 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7785?: The RGB value is 110, 119, 133: 110 red, 119 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7785?: The complementary color is #857C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.