What color is #6974A2?

#6974A2 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 #6974A2?

The RGB value is 105, 116, 162: 105 red, 116 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6974A2?

The complementary color is #A29769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6974A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6974A2 color

#6974A2 rgb(105, 116, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6974A2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.5% green and 63.5% blue (105, 116, 162).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#6974A2 color codes

HEX	`#6974A2`
RGB	`rgb(105, 116, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 35%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 28%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.62, 7.4, -26.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.62, 27.07, 285.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.591, 18.102, 36.69)`
Decimal	`6911138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6974A2, 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 #6974A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6974A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #6974A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6974a2; }
.text { color: #6974a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6974a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 116 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6974a2, #7a69a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6974A2?: #6974A2 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 #6974A2?: The RGB value is 105, 116, 162: 105 red, 116 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6974A2?: The complementary color is #A29769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6974A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.