What color is #6E8592?

#6E8592 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8592?

The RGB value is 110, 133, 146: 110 red, 133 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8592?

The complementary color is #927B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8592 color

#6E8592 rgb(110, 133, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8592 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.2% green and 57.3% blue (110, 133, 146).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% 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 5.43:1).

#6E8592 color codes

HEX	`#6E8592`
RGB	`rgb(110, 133, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -5.17, -9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 10.99, 241.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.005, 22.165, 30.413)`
Decimal	`7243154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8592, 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 #6E8592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #6E8592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8592; }
.text { color: #6e8592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 133 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8592, #6e7392); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E8592?: #6E8592 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8592?: The RGB value is 110, 133, 146: 110 red, 133 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8592?: The complementary color is #927B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.