#6B8E8E Color

#6B8E8E is rgb(107, 142, 142) in RGB and hsl(180, 14%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B8E8E

HEX#6B8E8E

RGBrgb(107, 142, 142)

HSLhsl(180, 14%, 49%)

HSVhsv(180, 25%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.039 196.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B8E8E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B8E8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B8E8E Complementary#8E6B6B Analogous#6B8E7D Analogous#6B7D8E Triadic#8E6B8E Triadic#8E8E6B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B8E8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7F9F9F #93AEAE #A8BDBD #BCCDCD #D0DCDC #E5EBEB

Shades

#5E7D7D #4F6969 #425757 #324343 #253131 #161D1D

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