What color is #6F879F?

#6F879F 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 #6F879F?

The RGB value is 111, 135, 159: 111 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F879F?

The complementary color is #9F876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F879F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F879F color

#6F879F rgb(111, 135, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F879F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 52.9% green and 62.4% blue (111, 135, 159).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#6F879F color codes

HEX	`#6F879F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 135, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 52.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, -2.74, -15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 15.81, 260.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.476, 23.21, 36.143)`
Decimal	`7309215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F879F, 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 #6F879F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F879F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #6F879F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f879f; }
.text { color: #6f879f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f879f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 135 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f879f, #6f6f9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F879F?: #6F879F 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 #6F879F?: The RGB value is 111, 135, 159: 111 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F879F?: The complementary color is #9F876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F879F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.