What color is #6E8A8D?

#6E8A8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8A8D?

The RGB value is 110, 138, 141: 110 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8A8D?

The complementary color is #8D716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8A8D color

#6E8A8D rgb(110, 138, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8A8D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 54.1% green and 55.3% blue (110, 138, 141).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6E8A8D color codes

HEX	`#6E8A8D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 138, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 54.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, -9.18, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 10.39, 208)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.325, 23.414, 28.643)`
Decimal	`7244429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8A8D, 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 #6E8A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #6E8A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8a8d; }
.text { color: #6e8a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 138 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8a8d, #6e7a8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6E8A8D?: #6E8A8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8A8D?: The RGB value is 110, 138, 141: 110 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8A8D?: The complementary color is #8D716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.