What color is #6089A4?

#6089A4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6089A4?

The RGB value is 96, 137, 164: 96 red, 137 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6089A4?

The complementary color is #A47B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6089A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6089A4 color

#6089A4 rgb(96, 137, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6089A4 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 53.7% green and 64.3% blue (96, 137, 164).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 27% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#6089A4 color codes

HEX	`#6089A4`
RGB	`rgb(96, 137, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 53.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 27%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 16%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, -6.9, -18.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 20, 249.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.468, 23.057, 38.487)`
Decimal	`6326692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6089A4, 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 #6089A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6089A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #6089A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6089a4; }
.text { color: #6089a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6089a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 137 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6089a4, #6067a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6089A4?: #6089A4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6089A4?: The RGB value is 96, 137, 164: 96 red, 137 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6089A4?: The complementary color is #A47B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6089A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.