What color is #6B7C96?

#6B7C96 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 #6B7C96?

The RGB value is 107, 124, 150: 107 red, 124 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7C96?

The complementary color is #96856B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7C96 color

#6B7C96 rgb(107, 124, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B7C96 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 48.6% green and 58.8% blue (107, 124, 150).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#6B7C96 color codes

HEX	`#6B7C96`
RGB	`rgb(107, 124, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 48.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, 0.05, -16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 16.06, 270.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.775, 19.742, 31.67)`
Decimal	`7044246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7C96, 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 #6B7C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #6B7C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7c96; }
.text { color: #6b7c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 124 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7c96, #706b96); }

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Questions

What color is #6B7C96?: #6B7C96 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 #6B7C96?: The RGB value is 107, 124, 150: 107 red, 124 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7C96?: The complementary color is #96856B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.