What color is #6F6A83?

#6F6A83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6A83?

The RGB value is 111, 106, 131: 111 red, 106 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6A83?

The complementary color is #7E836A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6A83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6A83 color

#6F6A83 rgb(111, 106, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F6A83 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.6% green and 51.4% blue (111, 106, 131).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#6F6A83 color codes

HEX	`#6F6A83`
RGB	`rgb(111, 106, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.08, 7.38, -13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.08, 15.03, 299.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.805, 15.326, 23.594)`
Decimal	`7301763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6A83, 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 #6F6A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	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 #6F6A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6a83; }
.text { color: #6f6a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 106 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6a83, #7b6a83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6A83?: #6F6A83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6A83?: The RGB value is 111, 106, 131: 111 red, 106 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6A83?: The complementary color is #7E836A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6A83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.