What color is #6A7B9F?

#6A7B9F 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 #6A7B9F?

The RGB value is 106, 123, 159: 106 red, 123 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7B9F?

The complementary color is #9F8E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7B9F color

#6A7B9F rgb(106, 123, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A7B9F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 48.2% green and 62.4% blue (106, 123, 159).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#6A7B9F color codes

HEX	`#6A7B9F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 123, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 48.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, 2.71, -21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 21.5, 277.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.283, 19.733, 35.587)`
Decimal	`6978463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7B9F, 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 #6A7B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A7B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #6A7B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7b9f; }
.text { color: #6a7b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 123 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7b9f, #746a9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A7B9F?: #6A7B9F 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 #6A7B9F?: The RGB value is 106, 123, 159: 106 red, 123 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7B9F?: The complementary color is #9F8E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.