What color is #6C81A4?

#6C81A4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C81A4?

The RGB value is 108, 129, 164: 108 red, 129 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C81A4?

The complementary color is #A48F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C81A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C81A4 color

#6C81A4 rgb(108, 129, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C81A4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 50.6% green and 64.3% blue (108, 129, 164).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#6C81A4 color codes

HEX	`#6C81A4`
RGB	`rgb(108, 129, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 50.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 21%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, 1.13, -21.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 21.13, 273.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.733, 21.568, 38.185)`
Decimal	`7111076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C81A4, 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 #6C81A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C81A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #6C81A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c81a4; }
.text { color: #6c81a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c81a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 129 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c81a4, #736ca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C81A4?: #6C81A4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C81A4?: The RGB value is 108, 129, 164: 108 red, 129 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C81A4?: The complementary color is #A48F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C81A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.