#6C997E Color

#6C997E is rgb(108, 153, 126) in RGB and hsl(144, 18%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6C997E

HEX#6C997E

RGBrgb(108, 153, 126)

HSLhsl(144, 18%, 51%)

HSVhsv(144, 29%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.064 157.7)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6C997E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6C997E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6C997E Complementary#996C87 Analogous#70996C Analogous#6C9994 Triadic#7E6C99 Triadic#997E6C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6C997E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#81A790 #93B4A0 #A8C2B2 #BDD1C5 #D2E0D7 #E4ECE7

Shades

#5C846C #4F725D #415D4C #32483B #24332A #17211B

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