What color is #6F7A82?

#6F7A82 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7A82?

The RGB value is 111, 122, 130: 111 red, 122 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7A82?

The complementary color is #82776F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7A82?

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.

#6F7A82 color

#6F7A82 rgb(111, 122, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7A82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.8% green and 51% blue (111, 122, 130).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6F7A82 color codes

HEX	`#6F7A82`
RGB	`rgb(111, 122, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, -2.31, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 6.19, 248.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.543, 18.91, 23.84)`
Decimal	`7305858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7A82, 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 #6F7A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7A82 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 #6F7A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7a82; }
.text { color: #6f7a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 122 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7a82, #6f7082); }

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Questions

What color is #6F7A82?: #6F7A82 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7A82?: The RGB value is 111, 122, 130: 111 red, 122 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7A82?: The complementary color is #82776F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7A82?: 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.