What color is #6B798F?

#6B798F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B798F?

The RGB value is 107, 121, 143: 107 red, 121 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B798F?

The complementary color is #8F816B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B798F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B798F color

#6B798F rgb(107, 121, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B798F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 47.5% green and 56.1% blue (107, 121, 143).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#6B798F color codes

HEX	`#6B798F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 121, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 47.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.43, 0.02, -13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.43, 13.64, 270.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.857, 18.783, 28.666)`
Decimal	`7043471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B798F, 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 #6B798F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B798F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #6B798F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b798f; }
.text { color: #6b798f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b798f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 121 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b798f, #6f6b8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B798F?: #6B798F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B798F?: The RGB value is 107, 121, 143: 107 red, 121 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B798F?: The complementary color is #8F816B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B798F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.