What color is #6F8E8C?

#6F8E8C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8E8C?

The RGB value is 111, 142, 140: 111 red, 142 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8E8C?

The complementary color is #8E6F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8E8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8E8C color

#6F8E8C rgb(111, 142, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F8E8C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 55.7% green and 54.9% blue (111, 142, 140).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#6F8E8C color codes

HEX	`#6F8E8C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 142, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 55.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, -11.29, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 11.56, 192.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.961, 24.618, 28.453)`
Decimal	`7310988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8E8C, 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 #6F8E8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8E8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #6F8E8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8e8c; }
.text { color: #6f8e8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8e8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 142 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8e8c, #6f818e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6F8E8C?: #6F8E8C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8E8C?: The RGB value is 111, 142, 140: 111 red, 142 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8E8C?: The complementary color is #8E6F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8E8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.