What color is #6E8689?

#6E8689 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8689?

The RGB value is 110, 134, 137: 110 red, 134 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8689?

The complementary color is #89716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8689 color

#6E8689 rgb(110, 134, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8689 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.5% green and 53.7% blue (110, 134, 137).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6E8689 color codes

HEX	`#6E8689`
RGB	`rgb(110, 134, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.21, -7.88, -4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.21, 9.06, 209.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.47, 22.171, 26.916)`
Decimal	`7243401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8689, 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 #6E8689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #6E8689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8689; }
.text { color: #6e8689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 134 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8689, #6e7989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6E8689?: #6E8689 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8689?: The RGB value is 110, 134, 137: 110 red, 134 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8689?: The complementary color is #89716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.