What color is #6CC7FF?

#6CC7FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Blue Mana. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CC7FF?

The RGB value is 108, 199, 255: 108 red, 199 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CC7FF?

The complementary color is #FFA46C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CC7FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CC7FF color

#6CC7FF rgb(108, 199, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6CC7FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 78% green and 100% blue (108, 199, 255).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Blue Mana (#68C2F5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#6CC7FF color codes

HEX	`#6CC7FF`
RGB	`rgb(108, 199, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 78%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 58%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 22%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.83, -11.44, -35.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.83, 37.51, 252.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.651, 51.251, 102.128)`
Decimal	`7129087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CC7FF, 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 #6CC7FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CC7FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6CC7FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cc7ff; }
.text { color: #6cc7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cc7ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 199 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cc7ff, #6c7dff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6CC7FF?: #6CC7FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Blue Mana. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CC7FF?: The RGB value is 108, 199, 255: 108 red, 199 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CC7FF?: The complementary color is #FFA46C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CC7FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.