#6C998D Color

#6C998D is rgb(108, 153, 141) in RGB and hsl(164, 18%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6C998D

HEX#6C998D

RGBrgb(108, 153, 141)

HSLhsl(164, 18%, 51%)

HSVhsv(164, 29%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.052 176.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6C998D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6C998D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6C998D Complementary#996C78 Analogous#6C9976 Analogous#6C8E99 Triadic#8D6C99 Triadic#998D6C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6C998D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#81A79D #93B4AB #A8C2BB #BDD1CC #D2E0DC #E4ECEA

Shades

#5C847A #4F7269 #415D56 #324842 #24332F #17211E

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