What color is #6F8D92?

#6F8D92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8D92?

The RGB value is 111, 141, 146: 111 red, 141 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8D92?

The complementary color is #92746F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8D92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8D92 color

#6F8D92 rgb(111, 141, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F8D92 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 55.3% green and 57.3% blue (111, 141, 146).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#6F8D92 color codes

HEX	`#6F8D92`
RGB	`rgb(111, 141, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 55.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 3%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.59, -9.33, -6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.59, 11.17, 213.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.267, 24.504, 30.798)`
Decimal	`7310738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8D92, 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 #6F8D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #6F8D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8d92; }
.text { color: #6f8d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 141 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8d92, #6f7c92); }

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Questions

What color is #6F8D92?: #6F8D92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8D92?: The RGB value is 111, 141, 146: 111 red, 141 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8D92?: The complementary color is #92746F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8D92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.