What color is #6F7792?

#6F7792 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7792?

The RGB value is 111, 119, 146: 111 red, 119 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7792?

The complementary color is #928A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7792?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7792 color

#6F7792 rgb(111, 119, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F7792 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.7% green and 57.3% blue (111, 119, 146).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#6F7792 color codes

HEX	`#6F7792`
RGB	`rgb(111, 119, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.27, 3.27, -15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.27, 15.96, 281.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.339, 18.648, 29.822)`
Decimal	`7305106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7792, 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 #6F7792	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7792 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #6F7792 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7792; }
.text { color: #6f7792; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7792; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 119 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7792, #786f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7792?: #6F7792 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7792?: The RGB value is 111, 119, 146: 111 red, 119 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7792?: The complementary color is #928A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7792?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.