What color is #6F7B89?

#6F7B89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7B89?

The RGB value is 111, 123, 137: 111 red, 123 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7B89?

The complementary color is #897D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7B89 color

#6F7B89 rgb(111, 123, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7B89 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 48.2% green and 53.7% blue (111, 123, 137).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#6F7B89 color codes

HEX	`#6F7B89`
RGB	`rgb(111, 123, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 48.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 10%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, -1.26, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 9.18, 262.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.153, 19.351, 26.441)`
Decimal	`7306121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7B89, 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 #6F7B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #6F7B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7b89; }
.text { color: #6f7b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 123 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7b89, #706f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6F7B89?: #6F7B89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7B89?: The RGB value is 111, 123, 137: 111 red, 123 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7B89?: The complementary color is #897D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.