What color is #6F828F?

#6F828F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F828F?

The RGB value is 111, 130, 143: 111 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F828F?

The complementary color is #8F7C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F828F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F828F color

#6F828F rgb(111, 130, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F828F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 51% green and 56.1% blue (111, 130, 143).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#6F828F color codes

HEX	`#6F828F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 130, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 51%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 9%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, -3.86, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 10.06, 247.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.495, 21.327, 29.071)`
Decimal	`7307919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F828F, 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 #6F828F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F828F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #6F828F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f828f; }
.text { color: #6f828f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f828f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 130 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f828f, #6f728f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F828F?: #6F828F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F828F?: The RGB value is 111, 130, 143: 111 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F828F?: The complementary color is #8F7C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F828F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.