What color is #6B738C?

#6B738C 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 #6B738C?

The RGB value is 107, 115, 140: 107 red, 115 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B738C?

The complementary color is #8C846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B738C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B738C color

#6B738C rgb(107, 115, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B738C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 45.1% green and 54.9% blue (107, 115, 140).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#6B738C color codes

HEX	`#6B738C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 115, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 45.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.61, 2.81, -14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.61, 14.9, 280.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.927, 17.28, 27.249)`
Decimal	`7041932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B738C, 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 #6B738C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B738C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	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 #6B738C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b738c; }
.text { color: #6b738c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b738c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 115 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b738c, #746b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B738C?: #6B738C 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 #6B738C?: The RGB value is 107, 115, 140: 107 red, 115 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B738C?: The complementary color is #8C846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B738C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.