#6495A0 Color

#6495A0 is rgb(100, 149, 160) in RGB and hsl(191, 24%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6495A0

HEX#6495A0

RGBrgb(100, 149, 160)

HSLhsl(191, 24%, 51%)

HSVhsv(191, 38%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.055 213.3)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6495A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6495A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6495A0 Complementary#A06F64 Analogous#64A08D Analogous#6477A0 Triadic#A06495 Triadic#95A064

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6495A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7AA4AE #8DB1B9 #A3C0C7 #B9CFD4 #D0DFE2 #E3ECEE

Shades

#55818B #4A7078 #3C5B62 #2F474C #213236 #152023

Use #6495A0 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex