#6B8C8E Color

#6B8C8E is rgb(107, 140, 142) in RGB and hsl(183, 14%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B8C8E

HEX#6B8C8E

RGBrgb(107, 140, 142)

HSLhsl(183, 14%, 49%)

HSVhsv(183, 25%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.037 200.9)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 1%, 0%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B8C8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B8C8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B8C8E Complementary#8E6D6B Analogous#6B8E7F Analogous#6B7B8E Triadic#8E6B8D Triadic#8D8E6B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B8C8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7F9D9F #93ADAE #A8BCBD #BCCCCD #D0DBDC #E5EBEB

Shades

#5E7B7D #4F6769 #425657 #324243 #253131 #161D1D

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