What color is #6C799B?

#6C799B 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 #6C799B?

The RGB value is 108, 121, 155: 108 red, 121 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C799B?

The complementary color is #9B8E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C799B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C799B color

#6C799B rgb(108, 121, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C799B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.5% green and 60.8% blue (108, 121, 155).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#6C799B color codes

HEX	`#6C799B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 121, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.95, 3.43, -19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.95, 20.17, 279.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.936, 19.229, 33.718)`
Decimal	`7109019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C799B, 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 #6C799B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C799B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #6C799B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c799b; }
.text { color: #6c799b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c799b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 121 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c799b, #766c9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C799B?: #6C799B 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 #6C799B?: The RGB value is 108, 121, 155: 108 red, 121 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C799B?: The complementary color is #9B8E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C799B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.