What color is #6F7992?

#6F7992 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7992?

The RGB value is 111, 121, 146: 111 red, 121 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7992?

The complementary color is #92886F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7992 color

#6F7992 rgb(111, 121, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F7992 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.5% green and 57.3% blue (111, 121, 146).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#6F7992 color codes

HEX	`#6F7992`
RGB	`rgb(111, 121, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, 2.09, -14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 14.91, 278.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.58, 19.129, 29.902)`
Decimal	`7305618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7992, 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 #6F7992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #6F7992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7992; }
.text { color: #6f7992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 121 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7992, #776f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7992?: #6F7992 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7992?: The RGB value is 111, 121, 146: 111 red, 121 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7992?: The complementary color is #92886F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.