#6B8E94 Color

#6B8E94 is rgb(107, 142, 148) in RGB and hsl(189, 16%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B8E94

HEX#6B8E94

RGBrgb(107, 142, 148)

HSLhsl(189, 16%, 50%)

HSVhsv(189, 28%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.04 209.2)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 42%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B8E94 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B8E94 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B8E94 Complementary#94716B Analogous#6B9486 Analogous#6B7994 Triadic#946B8E Triadic#8E946B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B8E94, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#809EA3 #95ADB2 #A9BDC1 #BBCBCE #D0DBDD #E4EBEC

Shades

#5C7A7F #4F696D #405559 #334447 #243032 #181F21

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