What color is #6E768F?

#6E768F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E768F?

The RGB value is 110, 118, 143: 110 red, 118 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E768F?

The complementary color is #8F876E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E768F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E768F color

#6E768F rgb(110, 118, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E768F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 46.3% green and 56.1% blue (110, 118, 143).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#6E768F color codes

HEX	`#6E768F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 118, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 46.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 2.78, -14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 14.84, 280.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.865, 18.255, 28.563)`
Decimal	`7239311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E768F, 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 #6E768F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E768F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #6E768F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e768f; }
.text { color: #6e768f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e768f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 118 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e768f, #776e8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E768F?: #6E768F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E768F?: The RGB value is 110, 118, 143: 110 red, 118 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E768F?: The complementary color is #8F876E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E768F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.