What color is #6A768C?

#6A768C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A768C?

The RGB value is 106, 118, 140: 106 red, 118 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A768C?

The complementary color is #8C806A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A768C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A768C color

#6A768C rgb(106, 118, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A768C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 46.3% green and 54.9% blue (106, 118, 140).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#6A768C color codes

HEX	`#6A768C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 118, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 46.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.39, 0.7, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.39, 13.48, 272.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.155, 17.914, 27.36)`
Decimal	`6977164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A768C, 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 #6A768C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A768C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #6A768C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a768c; }
.text { color: #6a768c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a768c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 118 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a768c, #6f6a8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A768C?: #6A768C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A768C?: The RGB value is 106, 118, 140: 106 red, 118 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A768C?: The complementary color is #8C806A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A768C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.