What color is #6F89AB?

#6F89AB is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F89AB?

The RGB value is 111, 137, 171: 111 red, 137 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F89AB?

The complementary color is #AB916F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F89AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F89AB color

#6F89AB rgb(111, 137, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F89AB is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 53.7% green and 67.1% blue (111, 137, 171).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#6F89AB color codes

HEX	`#6F89AB`
RGB	`rgb(111, 137, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 53.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.3, -0.73, -20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.3, 20.94, 268)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.85, 24.21, 41.989)`
Decimal	`7309739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F89AB, 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 #6F89AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F89AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #6F89AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f89ab; }
.text { color: #6f89ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f89ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 137 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f89ab, #736fab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F89AB?: #6F89AB is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F89AB?: The RGB value is 111, 137, 171: 111 red, 137 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F89AB?: The complementary color is #AB916F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F89AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.