What color is #6C7C97?

#6C7C97 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7C97?

The RGB value is 108, 124, 151: 108 red, 124 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7C97?

The complementary color is #97876C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7C97 color

#6C7C97 rgb(108, 124, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C7C97 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 48.6% green and 59.2% blue (108, 124, 151).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6C7C97 color codes

HEX	`#6C7C97`
RGB	`rgb(108, 124, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 48.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, 0.63, -16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 16.48, 272.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.976, 19.837, 32.101)`
Decimal	`7109783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7C97, 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 #6C7C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #6C7C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7c97; }
.text { color: #6c7c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 124 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7c97, #726c97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7C97?: #6C7C97 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7C97?: The RGB value is 108, 124, 151: 108 red, 124 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7C97?: The complementary color is #97876C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.