What color is #6C7693?

#6C7693 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7693?

The RGB value is 108, 118, 147: 108 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7693?

The complementary color is #93896C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7693 color

#6C7693 rgb(108, 118, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C7693 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 46.3% green and 57.6% blue (108, 118, 147).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#6C7693 color codes

HEX	`#6C7693`
RGB	`rgb(108, 118, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 46.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 3.13, -16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 17.24, 280.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.928, 18.251, 30.176)`
Decimal	`7108243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7693, 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 #6C7693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #6C7693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7693; }
.text { color: #6c7693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 118 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7693, #756c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7693?: #6C7693 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7693?: The RGB value is 108, 118, 147: 108 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7693?: The complementary color is #93896C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.