What color is #6376AC?

#6376AC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6376AC?

The RGB value is 99, 118, 172: 99 red, 118 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6376AC?

The complementary color is #AC9963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6376AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6376AC color

#6376AC rgb(99, 118, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6376AC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 46.3% green and 67.5% blue (99, 118, 172).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 31% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6376AC color codes

HEX	`#6376AC`
RGB	`rgb(99, 118, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 46.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 31%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 31%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, 7.36, -30.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 31.85, 283.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.068, 18.587, 41.605)`
Decimal	`6518444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6376AC, 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 #6376AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6376AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #6376AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6376ac; }
.text { color: #6376ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6376ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 118 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6376ac, #7463ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6376AC?: #6376AC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6376AC?: The RGB value is 99, 118, 172: 99 red, 118 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6376AC?: The complementary color is #AC9963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6376AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.