What color is #6F8083?

#6F8083 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8083?

The RGB value is 111, 128, 131: 111 red, 128 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8083?

The complementary color is #83726F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8083 color

#6F8083 rgb(111, 128, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F8083 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 50.2% green and 51.4% blue (111, 128, 131).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Sea (#6E8082), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6F8083 color codes

HEX	`#6F8083`
RGB	`rgb(111, 128, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 50.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.35, -5.52, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.35, 6.66, 213.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.37, 20.456, 24.449)`
Decimal	`7307395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8083, 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 #6F8083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #6F8083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8083; }
.text { color: #6f8083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 128 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8083, #6f7683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F8083?: #6F8083 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8083?: The RGB value is 111, 128, 131: 111 red, 128 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8083?: The complementary color is #83726F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.