#6E8496 Color

#6E8496 is rgb(110, 132, 150) in RGB and hsl(207, 16%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6E8496

HEX#6E8496

RGBrgb(110, 132, 150)

HSLhsl(207, 16%, 51%)

HSVhsv(207, 27%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.038 243.1)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6E8496 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6E8496 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6E8496 Complementary#96806E Analogous#6E9694 Analogous#6E7096 Triadic#966E84 Triadic#84966E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6E8496, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8396A5 #95A5B2 #A9B6C1 #BEC8D0 #D3D9DF #E4E8EC

Shades

#5E7282 #516270 #42505C #333E47 #242C32 #181C21

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