What color is #64769A?

#64769A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64769A?

The RGB value is 100, 118, 154: 100 red, 118 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64769A?

The complementary color is #9A8864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64769A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64769A color

#64769A rgb(100, 118, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #64769A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 46.3% green and 60.4% blue (100, 118, 154).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#64769A color codes

HEX	`#64769A`
RGB	`rgb(100, 118, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 46.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 23%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.49, 2.5, -21.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.49, 21.72, 276.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.565, 17.999, 33.114)`
Decimal	`6583962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64769A, 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 #64769A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64769A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #64769A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64769a; }
.text { color: #64769a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64769a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 118 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64769a, #6d649a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #64769A?: #64769A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64769A?: The RGB value is 100, 118, 154: 100 red, 118 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64769A?: The complementary color is #9A8864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64769A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.