What color is #6F809C?

#6F809C 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 #6F809C?

The RGB value is 111, 128, 156: 111 red, 128 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F809C?

The complementary color is #9C8B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F809C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F809C color

#6F809C rgb(111, 128, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F809C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 50.2% green and 61.2% blue (111, 128, 156).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#6F809C color codes

HEX	`#6F809C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 128, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 50.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 29%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 18%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.19, 0.53, -17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.19, 17.03, 271.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.274, 21.217, 34.473)`
Decimal	`7307420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F809C, 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 #6F809C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F809C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #6F809C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f809c; }
.text { color: #6f809c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f809c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 128 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f809c, #756f9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F809C?: #6F809C 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 #6F809C?: The RGB value is 111, 128, 156: 111 red, 128 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F809C?: The complementary color is #9C8B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F809C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.