#6E8896 Color

#6E8896 is rgb(110, 136, 150) in RGB and hsl(201, 16%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6E8896

HEX#6E8896

RGBrgb(110, 136, 150)

HSLhsl(201, 16%, 51%)

HSVhsv(201, 27%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.037 231.6)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6E8896 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6E8896 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6E8896 Complementary#967C6E Analogous#6E9690 Analogous#6E7496 Triadic#966E88 Triadic#88966E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6E8896, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8399A5 #95A8B2 #A9B9C1 #BECAD0 #D3DBDF #E4E9EC

Shades

#5E7682 #516670 #42535C #334047 #242D32 #181D21

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