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#6A899A Color

#6A899A is rgb(106, 137, 154) in RGB, hsl(201, 19%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Slate Gray (#778899), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A899A
HEX#6A899A
RGBrgb(106, 137, 154)
HSLhsl(201, 19%, 51%)
HSVhsv(201, 31%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.044 232.4)
LABlab(55.17% -8.16 -12.87)
LCHlch(55.17% 15.24 237.61)

What #6A899A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6A899A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 5.01Slate Gray#708090ΔE 5.87Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 6.65Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 8.1Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 8.35Roman Silver#838996ΔE 9.6

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6A899A Channel Values

How #6A899A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 106 · G 137 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 19% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 31% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A899A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6A899A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A899A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A899A
Complementary
#9A7B6A
Analogous
#6A9A93
Analogous
#6A719A
Triadic
#9A6A89
Triadic
#899A6A
Split comp.
#9A6A71
Split comp.
#9A936A

Tints & Shades of #6A899A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#809AA8
#92A8B5
#A7B9C3
#BCCAD2
#D1DBE0
#E4E9EC

Shades

#5B7786
#4E6673
#40545E
#324149
#232E34
#171E21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A899A.

How #6A899A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6A899A
Protanopia#84849A
Protanomaly#7B869A
Deuteranopia#80809B
Deuteranomaly#78849A
Tritanopia#678B8B
Tritanomaly#688A91
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #6A899A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6a899a: #6A899A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A899A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a899a': '#6A899A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.537, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_6a899a">#6A899A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A899A"

More Blue Colors

#6A899A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6A899A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A899A?

#6A899A is a mid-tone blue — rgb(106, 137, 154) in RGB and hsl(201, 19%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #6A899A?

#6A899A is rgb(106, 137, 154) — red 106, green 137, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A899A?

#6A899A converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A899A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6A899A scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A899A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A899A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 5.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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