#6C8C99 Color

#6C8C99 is rgb(108, 140, 153) in RGB and hsl(197, 18%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6C8C99

HEX#6C8C99

RGBrgb(108, 140, 153)

HSLhsl(197, 18%, 51%)

HSVhsv(197, 29%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(62% 0.041 224.7)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 8%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6C8C99 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6C8C99 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6C8C99 Complementary#99786C Analogous#6C998F Analogous#6C7599 Triadic#996C8C Triadic#8C996C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6C8C99, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#819CA7 #93AAB4 #A8BBC2 #BDCBD1 #D2DCE0 #E4EAEC

Shades

#5C7984 #4F6872 #41555D #324248 #242F33 #171E21

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