What color is #6F738E?

#6F738E 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 #6F738E?

The RGB value is 111, 115, 142: 111 red, 115 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F738E?

The complementary color is #8E8A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F738E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F738E color

#6F738E rgb(111, 115, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F738E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.1% green and 55.7% blue (111, 115, 142).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#6F738E color codes

HEX	`#6F738E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 115, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49, 4.64, -15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49, 15.89, 286.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.568, 17.594, 28.056)`
Decimal	`7304078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F738E, 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 #6F738E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F738E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #6F738E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f738e; }
.text { color: #6f738e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f738e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 115 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f738e, #7b6f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F738E?: #6F738E 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 #6F738E?: The RGB value is 111, 115, 142: 111 red, 115 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F738E?: The complementary color is #8E8A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F738E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.