What color is #6F7789?

#6F7789 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 #6F7789?

The RGB value is 111, 119, 137: 111 red, 119 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7789?

The complementary color is #89816F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7789?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7789 color

#6F7789 rgb(111, 119, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7789 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.7% green and 53.7% blue (111, 119, 137).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#6F7789 color codes

HEX	`#6F7789`
RGB	`rgb(111, 119, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, 1.07, -10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 10.86, 275.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.667, 18.379, 26.279)`
Decimal	`7305097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7789, 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 #6F7789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #6F7789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7789; }
.text { color: #6f7789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 119 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7789, #746f89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F7789?: #6F7789 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 #6F7789?: The RGB value is 111, 119, 137: 111 red, 119 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7789?: The complementary color is #89816F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.