#6B8E8A Color

#6B8E8A is rgb(107, 142, 138) in RGB and hsl(173, 14%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B8E8A

HEX#6B8E8A

RGBrgb(107, 142, 138)

HSLhsl(173, 14%, 49%)

HSVhsv(173, 25%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.04 187.5)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 3%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B8E8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B8E8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B8E8A Complementary#8E6B70 Analogous#6B8E79 Analogous#6B818E Triadic#8A6B8E Triadic#8E8A6B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B8E8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7F9F9B #93AEAB #A8BDBB #BCCDCB #D0DCDB #E5EBEB

Shades

#5E7D79 #4F6966 #425755 #324341 #253130 #161D1C

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