What color is #6878A2?

#6878A2 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 #6878A2?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 162: 104 red, 120 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6878A2?

The complementary color is #A29268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6878A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6878A2 color

#6878A2 rgb(104, 120, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6878A2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 63.5% blue (104, 120, 162).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 24% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6878A2 color codes

HEX	`#6878A2`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 24%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 26%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.67, 4.71, -24.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.67, 24.87, 280.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.945, 18.984, 36.841)`
Decimal	`6846626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6878A2, 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 #6878A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6878A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #6878A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6878a2; }
.text { color: #6878a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6878a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6878a2, #7568a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6878A2?: #6878A2 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 #6878A2?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 162: 104 red, 120 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6878A2?: The complementary color is #A29268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6878A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.