What color is #6F7489?

#6F7489 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7489?

The RGB value is 111, 116, 137: 111 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7489?

The complementary color is #89846F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7489?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7489 color

#6F7489 rgb(111, 116, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7489 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.5% green and 53.7% blue (111, 116, 137).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#6F7489 color codes

HEX	`#6F7489`
RGB	`rgb(111, 116, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.1, 2.84, -12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.1, 12.42, 283.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.315, 17.676, 26.162)`
Decimal	`7304329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7489, 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 #6F7489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #6F7489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7489; }
.text { color: #6f7489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 116 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7489, #776f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7489?: #6F7489 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7489?: The RGB value is 111, 116, 137: 111 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7489?: The complementary color is #89846F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7489?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.