What color is #6F7886?

#6F7886 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7886?

The RGB value is 111, 120, 134: 111 red, 120 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7886?

The complementary color is #867D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7886?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7886 color

#6F7886 rgb(111, 120, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7886 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.1% green and 52.5% blue (111, 120, 134).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6F7886 color codes

HEX	`#6F7886`
RGB	`rgb(111, 120, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.14, -0.22, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.14, 8.77, 268.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.574, 18.533, 25.201)`
Decimal	`7305350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7886, 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 #6F7886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #6F7886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7886; }
.text { color: #6f7886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 120 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7886, #716f86); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6F7886?: #6F7886 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7886?: The RGB value is 111, 120, 134: 111 red, 120 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7886?: The complementary color is #867D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7886?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.