What color is #6E8485?

#6E8485 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8485?

The RGB value is 110, 132, 133: 110 red, 132 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8485?

The complementary color is #856F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8485?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8485 color

#6E8485 rgb(110, 132, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8485 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 51.8% green and 52.2% blue (110, 132, 133).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#6E8485 color codes

HEX	`#6E8485`
RGB	`rgb(110, 132, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 51.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 1%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, -7.67, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 8.31, 202.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.914, 21.51, 25.341)`
Decimal	`7242885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8485, 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 #6E8485	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8485 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #6E8485 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8485; }
.text { color: #6e8485; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8485; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 132 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8485, #6e7985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6E8485?: #6E8485 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8485?: The RGB value is 110, 132, 133: 110 red, 132 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8485?: The complementary color is #856F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8485?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.