What color is #6F7685?

#6F7685 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 #6F7685?

The RGB value is 111, 118, 133: 111 red, 118 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7685?

The complementary color is #857E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7685?

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

#6F7685 color

#6F7685 rgb(111, 118, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7685 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.3% green and 52.2% blue (111, 118, 133).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6F7685 color codes

HEX	`#6F7685`
RGB	`rgb(111, 118, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, 0.71, -9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 9.11, 274.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.267, 18.03, 24.756)`
Decimal	`7304837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7685, 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 #6F7685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #6F7685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7685; }
.text { color: #6f7685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 118 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7685, #736f85); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6F7685?: #6F7685 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 #6F7685?: The RGB value is 111, 118, 133: 111 red, 118 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7685?: The complementary color is #857E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.