Close to Slate Gray
#6A748E
#6A748E is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Slate Gray. In RGB it’s made of 41.6% red, 45.5% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 223°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6A748E.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6A748E as they’d see it.
#6A748E in use
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Questions about #6A748E
What color is #6A748E?
#6A748E is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Slate Gray. In RGB it’s made of 41.6% red, 45.5% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 223°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #6A748E in RGB?
#6A748E is rgb(106, 116, 142): 106 red, 116 green, and 142 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6A748E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 18, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6A748E?
PANTONE 7544 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6A748E?
Its complement #7D745A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.