What color is #6E8194?

#6E8194 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 #6E8194?

The RGB value is 110, 129, 148: 110 red, 129 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8194?

The complementary color is #94816E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8194 color

#6E8194 rgb(110, 129, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8194 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.6% green and 58% blue (110, 129, 148).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#6E8194 color codes

HEX	`#6E8194`
RGB	`rgb(110, 129, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 13%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, -2.39, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 12.72, 259.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.624, 21.153, 31.06)`
Decimal	`7242132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8194, 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 #6E8194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #6E8194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8194; }
.text { color: #6e8194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 129 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8194, #6e6e94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E8194?: #6E8194 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 #6E8194?: The RGB value is 110, 129, 148: 110 red, 129 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8194?: The complementary color is #94816E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.