What color is #6576A0?

#6576A0 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 #6576A0?

The RGB value is 101, 118, 160: 101 red, 118 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6576A0?

The complementary color is #A08F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6576A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6576A0 color

#6576A0 rgb(101, 118, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6576A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 46.3% green and 62.7% blue (101, 118, 160).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#6576A0 color codes

HEX	`#6576A0`
RGB	`rgb(101, 118, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 46.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.81, 4.46, -24.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.81, 25, 280.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.189, 18.261, 35.817)`
Decimal	`6649504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6576A0, 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 #6576A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6576A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #6576A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6576a0; }
.text { color: #6576a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6576a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 118 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6576a0, #7265a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6576A0?: #6576A0 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 #6576A0?: The RGB value is 101, 118, 160: 101 red, 118 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6576A0?: The complementary color is #A08F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6576A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.