#6495A6 Color

#6495A6 is rgb(100, 149, 166) in RGB and hsl(195, 27%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6495A6

HEX#6495A6

RGBrgb(100, 149, 166)

HSLhsl(195, 27%, 52%)

HSVhsv(195, 40%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.058 221.7)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 10%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6495A6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6495A6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6495A6 Complementary#A67464 Analogous#64A695 Analogous#6474A6 Triadic#A66495 Triadic#95A664

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6495A6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7AA5B3 #8EB2BE #A4C1CB #B8CED6 #CEDEE3 #E2EBEE

Shades

#548292 #476E7B #3A5A64 #2F4851 #22343A #142024

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