#6B8E8C Color

#6B8E8C is rgb(107, 142, 140) in RGB and hsl(177, 14%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B8E8C

HEX#6B8E8C

RGBrgb(107, 142, 140)

HSLhsl(177, 14%, 49%)

HSVhsv(177, 25%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(62% 0.039 191.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B8E8C 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 text5.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B8E8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B8E8C Complementary#8E6B6D Analogous#6B8E7B Analogous#6B7F8E Triadic#8D6B8E Triadic#8E8D6B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B8E8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7F9F9D #93AEAD #A8BDBC #BCCDCC #D0DCDB #E5EBEB

Shades

#5E7D7B #4F6967 #425756 #324342 #253131 #161D1D

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