What color is #6C7696?

#6C7696 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 #6C7696?

The RGB value is 108, 118, 150: 108 red, 118 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7696?

The complementary color is #968C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7696 color

#6C7696 rgb(108, 118, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C7696 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 46.3% green and 58.8% blue (108, 118, 150).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#6C7696 color codes

HEX	`#6C7696`
RGB	`rgb(108, 118, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 46.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.91, 3.9, -18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.91, 18.94, 281.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.166, 18.346, 31.432)`
Decimal	`7108246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7696, 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 #6C7696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #6C7696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7696; }
.text { color: #6c7696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 118 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7696, #776c96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7696?: #6C7696 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 #6C7696?: The RGB value is 108, 118, 150: 108 red, 118 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7696?: The complementary color is #968C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.