What color is #6BA6CE?

#6BA6CE is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Wandering River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BA6CE?

The RGB value is 107, 166, 206: 107 red, 166 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BA6CE?

The complementary color is #CE936B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BA6CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BA6CE color

#6BA6CE rgb(107, 166, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6BA6CE is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 65.1% green and 80.8% blue (107, 166, 206).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 50% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wandering River (#73A4C6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#6BA6CE color codes

HEX	`#6BA6CE`
RGB	`rgb(107, 166, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 65.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 50%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 48%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 19%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.63, -8.3, -26.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.63, 27.61, 252.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.836, 34.852, 63.483)`
Decimal	`7055054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BA6CE, 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 #6BA6CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BA6CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6BA6CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ba6ce; }
.text { color: #6ba6ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ba6ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 166 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ba6ce, #6b75ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #6BA6CE?: #6BA6CE is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Wandering River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BA6CE?: The RGB value is 107, 166, 206: 107 red, 166 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BA6CE?: The complementary color is #CE936B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BA6CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.