What color is #6F98AA?

#6F98AA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F98AA?

The RGB value is 111, 152, 170: 111 red, 152 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F98AA?

The complementary color is #AA816F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F98AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F98AA color

#6F98AA rgb(111, 152, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F98AA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 59.6% green and 66.7% blue (111, 152, 170).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lake Lucerne (#689DB7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#6F98AA color codes

HEX	`#6F98AA`
RGB	`rgb(111, 152, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 59.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.55, -9.43, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.55, 16.8, 235.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.037, 28.737, 42.25)`
Decimal	`7313578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F98AA, 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 #6F98AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F98AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #6F98AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f98aa; }
.text { color: #6f98aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f98aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 152 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f98aa, #6f7aaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #6F98AA?: #6F98AA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F98AA?: The RGB value is 111, 152, 170: 111 red, 152 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F98AA?: The complementary color is #AA816F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F98AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.