What color is #6F7697?

#6F7697 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 #6F7697?

The RGB value is 111, 118, 151: 111 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7697?

The complementary color is #97906F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7697 color

#6F7697 rgb(111, 118, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F7697 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.3% green and 59.2% blue (111, 118, 151).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#6F7697 color codes

HEX	`#6F7697`
RGB	`rgb(111, 118, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 22%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, 5.12, -18.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 19.38, 285.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.618, 18.57, 31.876)`
Decimal	`7304855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7697, 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 #6F7697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #6F7697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7697; }
.text { color: #6f7697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 118 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7697, #7c6f97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7697?: #6F7697 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 #6F7697?: The RGB value is 111, 118, 151: 111 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7697?: The complementary color is #97906F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.