What color is #6F8895?

#6F8895 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8895?

The RGB value is 111, 136, 149: 111 red, 136 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8895?

The complementary color is #957C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8895?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8895 color

#6F8895 rgb(111, 136, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F8895 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 53.3% green and 58.4% blue (111, 136, 149).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#6F8895 color codes

HEX	`#6F8895`
RGB	`rgb(111, 136, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 53.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.23, -5.82, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.23, 11.47, 239.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.783, 23.157, 31.803)`
Decimal	`7309461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8895, 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 #6F8895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #6F8895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8895; }
.text { color: #6f8895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 136 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8895, #6f7595); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F8895?: #6F8895 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8895?: The RGB value is 111, 136, 149: 111 red, 136 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8895?: The complementary color is #957C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8895?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.