What color is #6F7C91?

#6F7C91 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7C91?

The RGB value is 111, 124, 145: 111 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7C91?

The complementary color is #91846F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7C91 color

#6F7C91 rgb(111, 124, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7C91 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 48.6% green and 56.9% blue (111, 124, 145).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6F7C91 color codes

HEX	`#6F7C91`
RGB	`rgb(111, 124, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 48.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, 0.09, -12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 12.94, 270.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.873, 19.839, 29.617)`
Decimal	`7306385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7C91, 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 #6F7C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #6F7C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7c91; }
.text { color: #6f7c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 124 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7c91, #736f91); }

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Questions

What color is #6F7C91?: #6F7C91 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7C91?: The RGB value is 111, 124, 145: 111 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7C91?: The complementary color is #91846F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.