What color is #6695B8?

#6695B8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Heavenly Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6695B8?

The RGB value is 102, 149, 184: 102 red, 149 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6695B8?

The complementary color is #B88966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6695B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6695B8 color

#6695B8 rgb(102, 149, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6695B8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 58.4% green and 72.2% blue (102, 149, 184).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 37% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Heavenly Sky (#6B90B3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#6695B8 color codes

HEX	`#6695B8`
RGB	`rgb(102, 149, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 58.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 37%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 45%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 19%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, -6.42, -23.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 24.04, 254.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.876, 27.779, 49.389)`
Decimal	`6723000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6695B8, 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 #6695B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6695B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #6695B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6695b8; }
.text { color: #6695b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6695b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 149 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6695b8, #666cb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6695B8?: #6695B8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Heavenly Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6695B8?: The RGB value is 102, 149, 184: 102 red, 149 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6695B8?: The complementary color is #B88966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6695B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.