What color is #6E8887?

#6E8887 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8887?

The RGB value is 110, 136, 135: 110 red, 136 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8887?

The complementary color is #886E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8887 color

#6E8887 rgb(110, 136, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8887 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 53.3% green and 52.9% blue (110, 136, 135).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#6E8887 color codes

HEX	`#6E8887`
RGB	`rgb(110, 136, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 53.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, -9.45, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 9.79, 195.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.607, 22.672, 26.26)`
Decimal	`7243911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8887, 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 #6E8887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #6E8887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8887; }
.text { color: #6e8887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 136 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8887, #6e7c88); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E8887?: #6E8887 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8887?: The RGB value is 110, 136, 135: 110 red, 136 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8887?: The complementary color is #886E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.