What color is #6C7091?

#6C7091 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7091?

The RGB value is 108, 112, 145: 108 red, 112 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7091?

The complementary color is #918D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7091?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7091 color

#6C7091 rgb(108, 112, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C7091 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.9% green and 56.9% blue (108, 112, 145).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#6C7091 color codes

HEX	`#6C7091`
RGB	`rgb(108, 112, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.03, 6.19, -18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.03, 19.48, 288.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.088, 16.82, 29.129)`
Decimal	`7106705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7091, 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 #6C7091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	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 #6C7091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7091; }
.text { color: #6c7091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 112 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7091, #7b6c91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7091?: #6C7091 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7091?: The RGB value is 108, 112, 145: 108 red, 112 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7091?: The complementary color is #918D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7091?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.