#6B979E Color

#6B979E is rgb(107, 151, 158) in RGB and hsl(188, 21%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B979E

HEX#6B979E

RGBrgb(107, 151, 158)

HSLhsl(188, 21%, 52%)

HSVhsv(188, 32%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.049 208.3)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 4%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B979E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B979E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B979E Complementary#9E726B Analogous#6B9E8B Analogous#6B7E9E Triadic#9E6B97 Triadic#979E6B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B979E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#80A7AC #93B3B8 #A9C3C7 #BBD0D3 #D1DFE1 #E3ECED

Shades

#5B848B #4D7075 #3E5B60 #324A4D #243538 #162022

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