What color is #6F7288?

#6F7288 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7288?

The RGB value is 111, 114, 136: 111 red, 114 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7288?

The complementary color is #88856F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7288?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7288 color

#6F7288 rgb(111, 114, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7288 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 44.7% green and 53.3% blue (111, 114, 136).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#6F7288 color codes

HEX	`#6F7288`
RGB	`rgb(111, 114, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 44.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, 3.78, -12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 12.97, 286.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.016, 17.191, 25.71)`
Decimal	`7303816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7288, 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 #6F7288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #6F7288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7288; }
.text { color: #6f7288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 114 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7288, #786f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7288?: #6F7288 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7288?: The RGB value is 111, 114, 136: 111 red, 114 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7288?: The complementary color is #88856F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7288?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.