What color is #6198D4?

#6198D4 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6198D4?

The RGB value is 97, 152, 212: 97 red, 152 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6198D4?

The complementary color is #D49D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6198D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6198D4 color

#6198D4 rgb(97, 152, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6198D4 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 59.6% green and 83.1% blue (97, 152, 212).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 57% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blue Bay (#619AD6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#6198D4 color codes

HEX	`#6198D4`
RGB	`rgb(97, 152, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 59.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 57%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 54%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 28%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.44, -0.94, -36.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.44, 36.22, 268.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.037, 29.749, 66.539)`
Decimal	`6396116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6198D4, 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 #6198D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6198D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #6198D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6198d4; }
.text { color: #6198d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6198d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 152 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6198d4, #6461d4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6198D4?: #6198D4 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6198D4?: The RGB value is 97, 152, 212: 97 red, 152 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6198D4?: The complementary color is #D49D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6198D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.