What color is #6F87AA?

#6F87AA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F87AA?

The RGB value is 111, 135, 170: 111 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F87AA?

The complementary color is #AA926F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F87AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F87AA color

#6F87AA rgb(111, 135, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F87AA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 52.9% green and 66.7% blue (111, 135, 170).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Kimono (#6D86B6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#6F87AA color codes

HEX	`#6F87AA`
RGB	`rgb(111, 135, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 52.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 21%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, 0.15, -21.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 21.28, 270.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.473, 23.609, 41.395)`
Decimal	`7309226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F87AA, 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 #6F87AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F87AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #6F87AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f87aa; }
.text { color: #6f87aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f87aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 135 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f87aa, #746faa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F87AA?: #6F87AA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F87AA?: The RGB value is 111, 135, 170: 111 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F87AA?: The complementary color is #AA926F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F87AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.