#6A9589 Color

#6A9589 is rgb(106, 149, 137) in RGB and hsl(163, 17%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6A9589

HEX#6A9589

RGBrgb(106, 149, 137)

HSLhsl(163, 17%, 50%)

HSVhsv(163, 29%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.05 175.4)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 8%, 42%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6A9589 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6A9589 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6A9589 Complementary#956A76 Analogous#6A9573 Analogous#6A8C95 Triadic#896A95 Triadic#95896A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6A9589, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7FA499 #94B3AA #A8C2BA #BACEC9 #CFDDD9 #E4ECEA

Shades

#5B8076 #4E6E65 #3F5A52 #334842 #24332F #17211E

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