#6B8E89 Color

#6B8E89 is rgb(107, 142, 137) in RGB and hsl(171, 14%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B8E89

HEX#6B8E89

RGBrgb(107, 142, 137)

HSLhsl(171, 14%, 49%)

HSVhsv(171, 25%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.04 185.4)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B8E89 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B8E89 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B8E89 Complementary#8E6B71 Analogous#6B8E78 Analogous#6B828E Triadic#896B8E Triadic#8E896B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B8E89, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7F9F9A #93AEAA #A8BDBA #BCCDCA #D0DCDA #E5EBEA

Shades

#5E7D78 #4F6965 #425754 #324340 #253130 #161D1C

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