What color is #6689A1?

#6689A1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6689A1?

The RGB value is 102, 137, 161: 102 red, 137 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6689A1?

The complementary color is #A17E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6689A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6689A1 color

#6689A1 rgb(102, 137, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6689A1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 53.7% green and 63.1% blue (102, 137, 161).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 24% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#6689A1 color codes

HEX	`#6689A1`
RGB	`rgb(102, 137, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 53.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 24%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 15%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, -6.04, -16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 17.71, 250.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.856, 23.288, 37.107)`
Decimal	`6719905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6689A1, 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 #6689A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6689A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #6689A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6689a1; }
.text { color: #6689a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6689a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 137 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6689a1, #666ca1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6689A1?: #6689A1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6689A1?: The RGB value is 102, 137, 161: 102 red, 137 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6689A1?: The complementary color is #A17E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6689A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.