What color is #6E7984?

#6E7984 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7984?

The RGB value is 110, 121, 132: 110 red, 121 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7984?

The complementary color is #84796E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7984 color

#6E7984 rgb(110, 121, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7984 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.5% green and 51.8% blue (110, 121, 132).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#6E7984 color codes

HEX	`#6E7984`
RGB	`rgb(110, 121, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, -1.62, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 7.56, 257.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.432, 18.655, 24.508)`
Decimal	`7240068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7984, 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 #6E7984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #6E7984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7984; }
.text { color: #6e7984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 121 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7984, #6e6e84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E7984?: #6E7984 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7984?: The RGB value is 110, 121, 132: 110 red, 121 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7984?: The complementary color is #84796E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.