What color is #6A88AA?

#6A88AA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A88AA?

The RGB value is 106, 136, 170: 106 red, 136 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A88AA?

The complementary color is #AA8C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A88AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A88AA color

#6A88AA rgb(106, 136, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A88AA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.3% green and 66.7% blue (106, 136, 170).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 27% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#6A88AA color codes

HEX	`#6A88AA`
RGB	`rgb(106, 136, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 27%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.66, -1.87, -21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.66, 21.44, 264.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.001, 23.574, 41.413)`
Decimal	`6981802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A88AA, 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 #6A88AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A88AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #6A88AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a88aa; }
.text { color: #6a88aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a88aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 136 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a88aa, #6c6aaa); }

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Questions

What color is #6A88AA?: #6A88AA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A88AA?: The RGB value is 106, 136, 170: 106 red, 136 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A88AA?: The complementary color is #AA8C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A88AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.