What color is #6F7D8A?

#6F7D8A 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 #6F7D8A?

The RGB value is 111, 125, 138: 111 red, 125 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7D8A?

The complementary color is #8A7C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7D8A color

#6F7D8A rgb(111, 125, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7D8A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 49% green and 54.1% blue (111, 125, 138).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#6F7D8A color codes

HEX	`#6F7D8A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 125, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 49%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, -2.18, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 9.04, 256.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.475, 19.881, 26.904)`
Decimal	`7306634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7D8A, 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 #6F7D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #6F7D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7d8a; }
.text { color: #6f7d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 125 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7d8a, #6f6f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6F7D8A?: #6F7D8A 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 #6F7D8A?: The RGB value is 111, 125, 138: 111 red, 125 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7D8A?: The complementary color is #8A7C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.