What color is #6E7788?

#6E7788 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 #6E7788?

The RGB value is 110, 119, 136: 110 red, 119 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7788?

The complementary color is #887F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7788 color

#6E7788 rgb(110, 119, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7788 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 46.7% green and 53.3% blue (110, 119, 136).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#6E7788 color codes

HEX	`#6E7788`
RGB	`rgb(110, 119, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 46.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.84, 0.49, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.84, 10.41, 272.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.47, 18.286, 25.897)`
Decimal	`7239560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7788, 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 #6E7788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #6E7788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7788; }
.text { color: #6e7788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 119 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7788, #726e88); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6E7788?: #6E7788 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 #6E7788?: The RGB value is 110, 119, 136: 110 red, 119 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7788?: The complementary color is #887F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.