What color is #6C77A6?

#6C77A6 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 #6C77A6?

The RGB value is 108, 119, 166: 108 red, 119 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C77A6?

The complementary color is #A69B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C77A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C77A6 color

#6C77A6 rgb(108, 119, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C77A6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 46.7% green and 65.1% blue (108, 119, 166).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#6C77A6 color codes

HEX	`#6C77A6`
RGB	`rgb(108, 119, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 46.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 28%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, 7.59, -26.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 27.52, 286.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.662, 19.134, 38.726)`
Decimal	`7108518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C77A6, 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 #6C77A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C77A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #6C77A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c77a6; }
.text { color: #6c77a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c77a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 119 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c77a6, #7e6ca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C77A6?: #6C77A6 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 #6C77A6?: The RGB value is 108, 119, 166: 108 red, 119 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C77A6?: The complementary color is #A69B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C77A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.