What color is #6E8087?

#6E8087 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8087?

The RGB value is 110, 128, 135: 110 red, 128 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8087?

The complementary color is #87756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8087 color

#6E8087 rgb(110, 128, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8087 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.2% green and 52.9% blue (110, 128, 135).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#6E8087 color codes

HEX	`#6E8087`
RGB	`rgb(110, 128, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, -4.95, -5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 7.77, 230.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.522, 20.502, 25.898)`
Decimal	`7241863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8087, 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 #6E8087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #6E8087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8087; }
.text { color: #6e8087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 128 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8087, #6e7487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E8087?: #6E8087 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8087?: The RGB value is 110, 128, 135: 110 red, 128 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8087?: The complementary color is #87756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.