What color is #6F798D?

#6F798D 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 #6F798D?

The RGB value is 111, 121, 141: 111 red, 121 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F798D?

The complementary color is #8D836F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F798D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F798D color

#6F798D rgb(111, 121, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F798D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.5% green and 55.3% blue (111, 121, 141).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6F798D color codes

HEX	`#6F798D`
RGB	`rgb(111, 121, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, 0.86, -12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 12.13, 274.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.199, 18.977, 27.898)`
Decimal	`7305613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F798D, 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 #6F798D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F798D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #6F798D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f798d; }
.text { color: #6f798d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f798d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 121 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f798d, #746f8d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6F798D?: #6F798D 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 #6F798D?: The RGB value is 111, 121, 141: 111 red, 121 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F798D?: The complementary color is #8D836F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F798D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.