What color is #6196AF?

#6196AF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6196AF?

The RGB value is 97, 150, 175: 97 red, 150 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6196AF?

The complementary color is #AF7A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6196AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6196AF color

#6196AF rgb(97, 150, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6196AF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 58.8% green and 68.6% blue (97, 150, 175).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lake Lucerne (#689DB7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#6196AF color codes

HEX	`#6196AF`
RGB	`rgb(97, 150, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 58.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 45%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 14%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.39, -10.8, -18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.39, 21.48, 239.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.571, 27.448, 44.605)`
Decimal	`6395567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6196AF, 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 #6196AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6196AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #6196AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6196af; }
.text { color: #6196af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6196af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 150 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6196af, #616faf); }

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Questions

What color is #6196AF?: #6196AF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6196AF?: The RGB value is 97, 150, 175: 97 red, 150 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6196AF?: The complementary color is #AF7A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6196AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.