What color is #6874A0?

#6874A0 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 #6874A0?

The RGB value is 104, 116, 160: 104 red, 116 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6874A0?

The complementary color is #A09468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6874A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6874A0 color

#6874A0 rgb(104, 116, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6874A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.5% green and 62.7% blue (104, 116, 160).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#6874A0 color codes

HEX	`#6874A0`
RGB	`rgb(104, 116, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 28%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.46, 6.55, -25.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.46, 25.96, 284.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.298, 17.971, 35.756)`
Decimal	`6845600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6874A0, 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 #6874A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6874A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #6874A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6874a0; }
.text { color: #6874a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6874a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 116 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6874a0, #7868a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6874A0?: #6874A0 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 #6874A0?: The RGB value is 104, 116, 160: 104 red, 116 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6874A0?: The complementary color is #A09468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6874A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.