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#6B8185 Color

#6B8185 is rgb(107, 129, 133) in RGB, hsl(189, 11%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel (#71797E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B8185
HEX#6B8185
RGBrgb(107, 129, 133)
HSLhsl(189, 11%, 47%)
HSVhsv(189, 20%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.026 209.8)
LABlab(52.32% -7.56 -4.98)
LCHlch(52.32% 9.05 213.35)

What #6B8185 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 #6B8185, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel#71797EΔE 5.77Slate Gray#708090ΔE 7.19Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 7.61Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 8.29Roman Silver#838996ΔE 9.1Gray#808080ΔE 9.14

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

#6B8185 Channel Values

How #6B8185 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 107 · G 129 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 189° · S 11% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 189° · S 20% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B8185 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B8185 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B8185

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B8185; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B8185
Complementary
#856F6B
Analogous
#6B857C
Analogous
#6B7485
Triadic
#856B81
Triadic
#81856B
Split comp.
#856B74
Split comp.
#857C6B

Tints & Shades of #6B8185

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

#7D9397
#93A6A9
#A7B6B9
#BBC7C9
#CFD7D8
#E6EAEB

Shades

#5D7174
#4F6063
#425052
#323C3E
#242C2D
#171B1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B8185.

How #6B8185 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#6B8185
Protanopia#7E7E85
Protanomaly#777F85
Deuteranopia#7A7A86
Deuteranomaly#747D85
Tritanopia#6A8282
Tritanomaly#6B8183
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6B8185 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b8185: #6B8185;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B8185;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b8185': '#6B8185' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.506, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_6b8185">#6B8185</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B8185"

More Teal Colors

#6B8185 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B8185 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B8185?

#6B8185 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(107, 129, 133) in RGB and hsl(189, 11%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel (#71797E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #6B8185?

#6B8185 is rgb(107, 129, 133) — red 107, green 129, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B8185?

#6B8185 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B8185 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6B8185 scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B8185 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B8185 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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