Information about #6F7F8C color

#6F7F8C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6F7F8C is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(111, 127, 140) — 43.5% red, 49.8% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 5 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted azure, #6F7F8C sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Steel Grey (#6F828A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Slate Gray (#708090) and Bluff (#718187).

In RGB terms — rgb(111, 127, 140) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6F7F8C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6F7F8C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6F7F8C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6F7F8C
  • RGB111, 127, 140
  • CMYK11, 5, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(111, 127, 140)
  • HSL207°, 12%, 49%
  • HSL Precise206.897°, 11.554%, 49.216%
  • HSV207°, 21%, 55%
  • HSB207°, 21%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.435, 0.498, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.435, 0.498, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.435, 0.498, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6F7F8C
  • DECIMAL ID7307148
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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