What color is #6F889A?

#6F889A 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 #6F889A?

The RGB value is 111, 136, 154: 111 red, 136 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F889A?

The complementary color is #9A816F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F889A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F889A color

#6F889A rgb(111, 136, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F889A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 53.3% green and 60.4% blue (111, 136, 154).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#6F889A color codes

HEX	`#6F889A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 136, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 53.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 12%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, -4.58, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 13.33, 249.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.191, 23.32, 33.95)`
Decimal	`7309466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F889A, 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 #6F889A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F889A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #6F889A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f889a; }
.text { color: #6f889a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f889a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 136 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f889a, #6f739a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F889A?: #6F889A 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 #6F889A?: The RGB value is 111, 136, 154: 111 red, 136 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F889A?: The complementary color is #9A816F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F889A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.