What color is #6978A3?

#6978A3 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 #6978A3?

The RGB value is 105, 120, 163: 105 red, 120 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6978A3?

The complementary color is #A39469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6978A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6978A3 color

#6978A3 rgb(105, 120, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6978A3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 47.1% green and 63.9% blue (105, 120, 163).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 24% saturation and 53% 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#6978A3 color codes

HEX	`#6978A3`
RGB	`rgb(105, 120, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 47.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 26%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, 5.28, -24.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 25.38, 282.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.151, 19.08, 37.317)`
Decimal	`6912163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6978A3, 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 #6978A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6978A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #6978A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6978a3; }
.text { color: #6978a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6978a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 120 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6978a3, #7769a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6978A3?: #6978A3 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 #6978A3?: The RGB value is 105, 120, 163: 105 red, 120 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6978A3?: The complementary color is #A39469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6978A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.