#6C9599 Color

#6C9599 is rgb(108, 149, 153) in RGB and hsl(185, 18%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6C9599

HEX#6C9599

RGBrgb(108, 149, 153)

HSLhsl(185, 18%, 51%)

HSVhsv(185, 29%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.045 203.6)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6C9599 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6C9599 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6C9599 Complementary#996F6C Analogous#6C9986 Analogous#6C7E99 Triadic#996C95 Triadic#95996C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6C9599, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#81A4A7 #93B1B4 #A8C0C2 #BDCFD1 #D2DEE0 #E4EBEC

Shades

#5C8184 #4F6F72 #415B5D #324648 #243233 #172021

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