What color is #6E7FA6?

#6E7FA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7FA6?

The RGB value is 110, 127, 166: 110 red, 127 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7FA6?

The complementary color is #A6956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7FA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7FA6 color

#6E7FA6 rgb(110, 127, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E7FA6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 49.8% green and 65.1% blue (110, 127, 166).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#6E7FA6 color codes

HEX	`#6E7FA6`
RGB	`rgb(110, 127, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 49.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 23%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.22, 3.44, -22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.22, 23.04, 278.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.901, 21.246, 39.069)`
Decimal	`7241638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7FA6, 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 #6E7FA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7FA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #6E7FA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7fa6; }
.text { color: #6e7fa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7fa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 127 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7fa6, #796ea6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7FA6?: #6E7FA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7FA6?: The RGB value is 110, 127, 166: 110 red, 127 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7FA6?: The complementary color is #A6956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7FA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.