What color is #6F7D90?

#6F7D90 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 #6F7D90?

The RGB value is 111, 125, 144: 111 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7D90?

The complementary color is #90826F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7D90 color

#6F7D90 rgb(111, 125, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7D90 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 49% green and 56.5% blue (111, 125, 144).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% 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 5.01:1).

#6F7D90 color codes

HEX	`#6F7D90`
RGB	`rgb(111, 125, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 49%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, -0.74, -11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 12, 266.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.922, 20.06, 29.255)`
Decimal	`7306640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7D90, 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 #6F7D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #6F7D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7d90; }
.text { color: #6f7d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 125 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7d90, #716f90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F7D90?: #6F7D90 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 #6F7D90?: The RGB value is 111, 125, 144: 111 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7D90?: The complementary color is #90826F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.