What color is #6F8289?

#6F8289 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8289?

The RGB value is 111, 130, 137: 111 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8289?

The complementary color is #89766F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8289 color

#6F8289 rgb(111, 130, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F8289 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (111, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#6F8289 color codes

HEX	`#6F8289`
RGB	`rgb(111, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, -5.28, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 8.06, 229.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.052, 21.15, 26.741)`
Decimal	`7307913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8289, 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 #6F8289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #6F8289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8289; }
.text { color: #6f8289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8289, #6f7589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F8289?: #6F8289 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8289?: The RGB value is 111, 130, 137: 111 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8289?: The complementary color is #89766F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.