What color is #6B7899?

#6B7899 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 #6B7899?

The RGB value is 107, 120, 153: 107 red, 120 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7899?

The complementary color is #998C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7899 color

#6B7899 rgb(107, 120, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B7899 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 47.1% green and 60% blue (107, 120, 153).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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 4.77:1).

#6B7899 color codes

HEX	`#6B7899`
RGB	`rgb(107, 120, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 47.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, 3.19, -19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 19.63, 279.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.528, 18.858, 32.795)`
Decimal	`7043225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7899, 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 #6B7899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #6B7899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7899; }
.text { color: #6b7899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 120 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7899, #756b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7899?: #6B7899 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 #6B7899?: The RGB value is 107, 120, 153: 107 red, 120 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7899?: The complementary color is #998C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.