What color is #6E8891?

#6E8891 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8891?

The RGB value is 110, 136, 145: 110 red, 136 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8891?

The complementary color is #91776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8891 color

#6E8891 rgb(110, 136, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8891 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 53.3% green and 56.9% blue (110, 136, 145).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#6E8891 color codes

HEX	`#6E8891`
RGB	`rgb(110, 136, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 53.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, -7.11, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 10.61, 227.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.344, 22.967, 30.144)`
Decimal	`7243921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8891, 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 #6E8891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #6E8891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8891; }
.text { color: #6e8891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 136 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8891, #6e7691); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E8891?: #6E8891 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8891?: The RGB value is 110, 136, 145: 110 red, 136 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8891?: The complementary color is #91776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.