What color is #6A7697?

#6A7697 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 #6A7697?

The RGB value is 106, 118, 151: 106 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7697?

The complementary color is #978B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7697 color

#6A7697 rgb(106, 118, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A7697 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 46.3% green and 59.2% blue (106, 118, 151).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#6A7697 color codes

HEX	`#6A7697`
RGB	`rgb(106, 118, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 46.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 3.53, -19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 19.63, 280.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.007, 18.255, 31.847)`
Decimal	`6977175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7697, 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 #6A7697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #6A7697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7697; }
.text { color: #6a7697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 118 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7697, #756a97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A7697?: #6A7697 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 #6A7697?: The RGB value is 106, 118, 151: 106 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7697?: The complementary color is #978B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.