What color is #6E838B?

#6E838B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E838B?

The RGB value is 110, 131, 139: 110 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E838B?

The complementary color is #8B766E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E838B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E838B color

#6E838B rgb(110, 131, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E838B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 51.4% green and 54.5% blue (110, 131, 139).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#6E838B color codes

HEX	`#6E838B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 131, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 51.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, -5.72, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 8.91, 230.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.206, 21.411, 27.542)`
Decimal	`7242635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E838B, 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 #6E838B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E838B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #6E838B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e838b; }
.text { color: #6e838b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e838b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 131 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e838b, #6e758b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E838B?: #6E838B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E838B?: The RGB value is 110, 131, 139: 110 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E838B?: The complementary color is #8B766E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E838B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.