What color is #6F779A?

#6F779A 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 #6F779A?

The RGB value is 111, 119, 154: 111 red, 119 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F779A?

The complementary color is #9A926F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F779A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F779A color

#6F779A rgb(111, 119, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F779A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.7% green and 60.4% blue (111, 119, 154).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#6F779A color codes

HEX	`#6F779A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 119, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 23%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, 5.3, -19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 20.54, 284.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.984, 18.906, 33.215)`
Decimal	`7305114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F779A, 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 #6F779A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F779A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #6F779A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f779a; }
.text { color: #6f779a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f779a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 119 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f779a, #7d6f9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F779A?: #6F779A 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 #6F779A?: The RGB value is 111, 119, 154: 111 red, 119 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F779A?: The complementary color is #9A926F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F779A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.