What color is #6E7D8F?

#6E7D8F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7D8F?

The RGB value is 110, 125, 143: 110 red, 125 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7D8F?

The complementary color is #8F806E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7D8F color

#6E7D8F rgb(110, 125, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E7D8F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 49% green and 56.1% blue (110, 125, 143).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#6E7D8F color codes

HEX	`#6E7D8F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 125, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 49%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, -1.32, -11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 11.64, 263.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.721, 19.965, 28.849)`
Decimal	`7241103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7D8F, 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 #6E7D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #6E7D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7d8f; }
.text { color: #6e7d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 125 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7d8f, #706e8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6E7D8F?: #6E7D8F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7D8F?: The RGB value is 110, 125, 143: 110 red, 125 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7D8F?: The complementary color is #8F806E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.