#6C8999 Color

#6C8999 is rgb(108, 137, 153) in RGB and hsl(201, 18%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6C8999

HEX#6C8999

RGBrgb(108, 137, 153)

HSLhsl(201, 18%, 51%)

HSVhsv(201, 29%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.041 232.4)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 10%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6C8999 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6C8999 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6C8999 Complementary#997B6C Analogous#6C9992 Analogous#6C7299 Triadic#996C89 Triadic#89996C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6C8999, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#819AA7 #93A8B4 #A8B9C2 #BDCAD1 #D2DBE0 #E4E9EC

Shades

#5C7684 #4F6672 #41535D #324148 #242E33 #171E21

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