#6E8596 Color

#6E8596 is rgb(110, 133, 150) in RGB and hsl(206, 16%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6E8596

HEX#6E8596

RGBrgb(110, 133, 150)

HSLhsl(206, 16%, 51%)

HSVhsv(206, 27%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.037 240.3)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 11%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6E8596 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6E8596 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6E8596 Complementary#967F6E Analogous#6E9693 Analogous#6E7196 Triadic#966E85 Triadic#85966E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6E8596, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8396A5 #95A5B2 #A9B7C1 #BEC8D0 #D3DADF #E4E9EC

Shades

#5E7382 #516370 #42515C #333F47 #242C32 #181D21

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