#6C9997 Color

#6C9997 is rgb(108, 153, 151) in RGB and hsl(177, 18%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6C9997

HEX#6C9997

RGBrgb(108, 153, 151)

HSLhsl(177, 18%, 51%)

HSVhsv(177, 29%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(65% 0.049 192.5)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6C9997 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6C9997 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6C9997 Complementary#996C6E Analogous#6C9980 Analogous#6C8499 Triadic#966C99 Triadic#99966C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6C9997, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#81A7A5 #93B4B2 #A8C2C1 #BDD1D0 #D2E0DF #E4ECEC

Shades

#5C8482 #4F7271 #415D5C #324847 #243332 #172121

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