What color is #6F7585?

#6F7585 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 #6F7585?

The RGB value is 111, 117, 133: 111 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7585?

The complementary color is #857F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7585?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7585 color

#6F7585 rgb(111, 117, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7585 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.9% green and 52.2% blue (111, 117, 133).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#6F7585 color codes

HEX	`#6F7585`
RGB	`rgb(111, 117, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, 1.3, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 9.6, 277.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.149, 17.795, 24.717)`
Decimal	`7304581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7585, 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 #6F7585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #6F7585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7585; }
.text { color: #6f7585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 117 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7585, #746f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6F7585?: #6F7585 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 #6F7585?: The RGB value is 111, 117, 133: 111 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7585?: The complementary color is #857F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7585?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.