What color is #6F8393?

#6F8393 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 #6F8393?

The RGB value is 111, 131, 147: 111 red, 131 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8393?

The complementary color is #937F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8393 color

#6F8393 rgb(111, 131, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F8393 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 51.4% green and 57.6% blue (111, 131, 147).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#6F8393 color codes

HEX	`#6F8393`
RGB	`rgb(111, 131, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 51.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 11%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, -3.46, -10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 11.52, 252.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.937, 21.718, 30.74)`
Decimal	`7308179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8393, 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 #6F8393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #6F8393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8393; }
.text { color: #6f8393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 131 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8393, #6f7193); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F8393?: #6F8393 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 #6F8393?: The RGB value is 111, 131, 147: 111 red, 131 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8393?: The complementary color is #937F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.