What color is #6F728E?

#6F728E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F728E?

The RGB value is 111, 114, 142: 111 red, 114 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F728E?

The complementary color is #8E8B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F728E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F728E color

#6F728E rgb(111, 114, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F728E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 44.7% green and 55.7% blue (111, 114, 142).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#6F728E color codes

HEX	`#6F728E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 114, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 44.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.72, 5.24, -15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.72, 16.48, 288.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.454, 17.367, 28.018)`
Decimal	`7303822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F728E, 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 #6F728E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F728E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #6F728E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f728e; }
.text { color: #6f728e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f728e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 114 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f728e, #7c6f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F728E?: #6F728E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F728E?: The RGB value is 111, 114, 142: 111 red, 114 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F728E?: The complementary color is #8E8B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F728E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.