What color is #6E8990?

#6E8990 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8990?

The RGB value is 110, 137, 144: 110 red, 137 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8990?

The complementary color is #90756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8990 color

#6E8990 rgb(110, 137, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8990 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 53.7% green and 56.5% blue (110, 137, 144).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#6E8990 color codes

HEX	`#6E8990`
RGB	`rgb(110, 137, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 53.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 5%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.3, -7.91, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.3, 10.5, 221.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.409, 23.219, 29.787)`
Decimal	`7244176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8990, 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 #6E8990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #6E8990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8990; }
.text { color: #6e8990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 137 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8990, #6e7890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6E8990?: #6E8990 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8990?: The RGB value is 110, 137, 144: 110 red, 137 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8990?: The complementary color is #90756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.