What color is #6F7397?

#6F7397 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 #6F7397?

The RGB value is 111, 115, 151: 111 red, 115 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7397?

The complementary color is #97936F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7397?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7397 color

#6F7397 rgb(111, 115, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F7397 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.1% green and 59.2% blue (111, 115, 151).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#6F7397 color codes

HEX	`#6F7397`
RGB	`rgb(111, 115, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 24%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.34, 6.91, -19.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.34, 21.14, 289.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.271, 17.875, 31.76)`
Decimal	`7304087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7397, 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 #6F7397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #6F7397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7397; }
.text { color: #6f7397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 115 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7397, #7f6f97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7397?: #6F7397 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 #6F7397?: The RGB value is 111, 115, 151: 111 red, 115 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7397?: The complementary color is #97936F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7397?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.