What color is #6F7898?

#6F7898 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7898?

The RGB value is 111, 120, 152: 111 red, 120 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7898?

The complementary color is #988F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7898 color

#6F7898 rgb(111, 120, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F7898 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.1% green and 59.6% blue (111, 120, 152).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#6F7898 color codes

HEX	`#6F7898`
RGB	`rgb(111, 120, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, 4.19, -18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 18.84, 282.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.938, 19.079, 32.384)`
Decimal	`7305368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7898, 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 #6F7898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #6F7898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7898; }
.text { color: #6f7898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 120 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7898, #7b6f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7898?: #6F7898 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7898?: The RGB value is 111, 120, 152: 111 red, 120 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7898?: The complementary color is #988F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.