What color is #6C7796?

#6C7796 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 #6C7796?

The RGB value is 108, 119, 150: 108 red, 119 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7796?

The complementary color is #968B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7796 color

#6C7796 rgb(108, 119, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C7796 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 46.7% green and 58.8% blue (108, 119, 150).

Its hue angle is 224°, 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6C7796 color codes

HEX	`#6C7796`
RGB	`rgb(108, 119, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 46.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, 3.31, -18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 18.41, 280.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.285, 18.583, 31.472)`
Decimal	`7108502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7796, 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 #6C7796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #6C7796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7796; }
.text { color: #6c7796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 119 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7796, #766c96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7796?: #6C7796 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 #6C7796?: The RGB value is 108, 119, 150: 108 red, 119 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7796?: The complementary color is #968B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.