#6D8C97 Color

#6D8C97 is rgb(109, 140, 151) in RGB and hsl(196, 17%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6D8C97

HEX#6D8C97

RGBrgb(109, 140, 151)

HSLhsl(196, 17%, 51%)

HSVhsv(196, 28%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(62% 0.039 221.6)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 7%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6D8C97 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 #6D8C97 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6D8C97 Complementary#97786D Analogous#6D978D Analogous#6D7797 Triadic#976D8C Triadic#8C976D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6D8C97, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#829CA6 #94AAB3 #A8BBC2 #BDCBD0 #D2DCDF #E4EAEC

Shades

#5D7983 #506971 #42555C #334248 #242F33 #171E21

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