What color is #6E8688?

#6E8688 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8688?

The RGB value is 110, 134, 136: 110 red, 134 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8688?

The complementary color is #88706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8688?

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.

#6E8688 color

#6E8688 rgb(110, 134, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8688 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.5% green and 53.3% blue (110, 134, 136).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#6E8688 color codes

HEX	`#6E8688`
RGB	`rgb(110, 134, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, -8.11, -3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 9.01, 205.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.398, 22.142, 26.54)`
Decimal	`7243400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8688, 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 #6E8688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8688 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 #6E8688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8688; }
.text { color: #6e8688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 134 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8688, #6e7988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6E8688?: #6E8688 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8688?: The RGB value is 110, 134, 136: 110 red, 134 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8688?: The complementary color is #88706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8688?: 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.