What color is #6F7E83?

#6F7E83 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7E83?

The RGB value is 111, 126, 131: 111 red, 126 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7E83?

The complementary color is #83746F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7E83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7E83 color

#6F7E83 rgb(111, 126, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F7E83 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 49.4% green and 51.4% blue (111, 126, 131).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#6F7E83 color codes

HEX	`#6F7E83`
RGB	`rgb(111, 126, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 49.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, -4.38, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 6.33, 226.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.112, 19.94, 24.363)`
Decimal	`7306883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7E83, 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 #6F7E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #6F7E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7e83; }
.text { color: #6f7e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 126 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7e83, #6f7483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7E83?: #6F7E83 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7E83?: The RGB value is 111, 126, 131: 111 red, 126 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7E83?: The complementary color is #83746F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7E83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.