What color is #6B7F9C?

#6B7F9C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7F9C?

The RGB value is 107, 127, 156: 107 red, 127 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7F9C?

The complementary color is #9C886B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7F9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7F9C color

#6B7F9C rgb(107, 127, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B7F9C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 49.8% green and 61.2% blue (107, 127, 156).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#6B7F9C color codes

HEX	`#6B7F9C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 127, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 49.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 31%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 19%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, -0.13, -17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 17.91, 269.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.652, 20.704, 34.407)`
Decimal	`7045020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7F9C, 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 #6B7F9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7F9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #6B7F9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7f9c; }
.text { color: #6b7f9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7f9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 127 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7f9c, #6f6b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7F9C?: #6B7F9C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7F9C?: The RGB value is 107, 127, 156: 107 red, 127 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7F9C?: The complementary color is #9C886B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7F9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.