What color is #6F729F?

#6F729F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F729F?

The RGB value is 111, 114, 159: 111 red, 114 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F729F?

The complementary color is #9F9C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F729F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F729F color

#6F729F rgb(111, 114, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F729F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 44.7% green and 62.4% blue (111, 114, 159).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#6F729F color codes

HEX	`#6F729F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 114, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 44.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 28%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.4, 9.6, -24.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.4, 26.4, 291.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.829, 17.917, 35.26)`
Decimal	`7303839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F729F, 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 #6F729F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F729F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #6F729F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f729f; }
.text { color: #6f729f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f729f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 114 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f729f, #846f9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F729F?: #6F729F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F729F?: The RGB value is 111, 114, 159: 111 red, 114 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F729F?: The complementary color is #9F9C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F729F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.