What color is #6F738C?

#6F738C 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 #6F738C?

The RGB value is 111, 115, 140: 111 red, 115 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F738C?

The complementary color is #8C886F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F738C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F738C color

#6F738C rgb(111, 115, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F738C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.1% green and 54.9% blue (111, 115, 140).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#6F738C color codes

HEX	`#6F738C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 115, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.93, 4.15, -14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.93, 14.73, 286.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.419, 17.534, 27.273)`
Decimal	`7304076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F738C, 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 #6F738C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F738C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #6F738C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f738c; }
.text { color: #6f738c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f738c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 115 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f738c, #7a6f8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F738C?: #6F738C 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 #6F738C?: The RGB value is 111, 115, 140: 111 red, 115 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F738C?: The complementary color is #8C886F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F738C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.