What color is #6E81A1?

#6E81A1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E81A1?

The RGB value is 110, 129, 161: 110 red, 129 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E81A1?

The complementary color is #A18E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E81A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E81A1 color

#6E81A1 rgb(110, 129, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E81A1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.6% green and 63.1% blue (110, 129, 161).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#6E81A1 color codes

HEX	`#6E81A1`
RGB	`rgb(110, 129, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 32%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 20%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.59, 0.94, -19.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.59, 19.34, 272.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.712, 21.588, 36.787)`
Decimal	`7242145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E81A1, 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 #6E81A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E81A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #6E81A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e81a1; }
.text { color: #6e81a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e81a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 129 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e81a1, #746ea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E81A1?: #6E81A1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E81A1?: The RGB value is 110, 129, 161: 110 red, 129 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E81A1?: The complementary color is #A18E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E81A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.