What color is #6177A2?

#6177A2 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6177A2?

The RGB value is 97, 119, 162: 97 red, 119 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6177A2?

The complementary color is #A28C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6177A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6177A2 color

#6177A2 rgb(97, 119, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6177A2 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 46.7% green and 63.5% blue (97, 119, 162).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#6177A2 color codes

HEX	`#6177A2`
RGB	`rgb(97, 119, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 46.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 27%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.91, 3.29, -25.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.91, 25.84, 277.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.046, 18.343, 36.765)`
Decimal	`6387618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6177A2, 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 #6177A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6177A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #6177A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6177a2; }
.text { color: #6177a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6177a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 119 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6177a2, #6b61a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6177A2?: #6177A2 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6177A2?: The RGB value is 97, 119, 162: 97 red, 119 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6177A2?: The complementary color is #A28C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6177A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.