What color is #6F8699?

#6F8699 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8699?

The RGB value is 111, 134, 153: 111 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8699?

The complementary color is #99826F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8699 color

#6F8699 rgb(111, 134, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F8699 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 52.5% green and 60% blue (111, 134, 153).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#6F8699 color codes

HEX	`#6F8699`
RGB	`rgb(111, 134, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 52.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, -3.69, -12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 13.38, 253.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.829, 22.729, 33.42)`
Decimal	`7308953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8699, 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 #6F8699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #6F8699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8699; }
.text { color: #6f8699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 134 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8699, #6f7199); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F8699?: #6F8699 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8699?: The RGB value is 111, 134, 153: 111 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8699?: The complementary color is #99826F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.