What color is #6B7A92?

#6B7A92 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 #6B7A92?

The RGB value is 107, 122, 146: 107 red, 122 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7A92?

The complementary color is #92836B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7A92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7A92 color

#6B7A92 rgb(107, 122, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B7A92 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 47.8% green and 57.3% blue (107, 122, 146).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#6B7A92 color codes

HEX	`#6B7A92`
RGB	`rgb(107, 122, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 47.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, 0.2, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 14.81, 270.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.21, 19.12, 29.92)`
Decimal	`7043730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7A92, 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 #6B7A92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7A92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #6B7A92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7a92; }
.text { color: #6b7a92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7a92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 122 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7a92, #706b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #6B7A92?: #6B7A92 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 #6B7A92?: The RGB value is 107, 122, 146: 107 red, 122 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7A92?: The complementary color is #92836B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7A92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.