What color is #6F7C92?

#6F7C92 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7C92?

The RGB value is 111, 124, 146: 111 red, 124 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7C92?

The complementary color is #92856F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7C92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7C92 color

#6F7C92 rgb(111, 124, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F7C92 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 48.6% green and 57.3% blue (111, 124, 146).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6F7C92 color codes

HEX	`#6F7C92`
RGB	`rgb(111, 124, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 48.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 15%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, 0.33, -13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 13.48, 271.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.95, 19.87, 30.025)`
Decimal	`7306386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7C92, 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 #6F7C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #6F7C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7c92; }
.text { color: #6f7c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 124 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7c92, #746f92); }

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Questions

What color is #6F7C92?: #6F7C92 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7C92?: The RGB value is 111, 124, 146: 111 red, 124 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7C92?: The complementary color is #92856F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7C92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.