#6E8996 Color

#6E8996 is rgb(110, 137, 150) in RGB and hsl(200, 16%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6E8996

HEX#6E8996

RGBrgb(110, 137, 150)

HSLhsl(200, 16%, 51%)

HSVhsv(200, 27%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.037 228.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6E8996 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6E8996 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6E8996 Complementary#967B6E Analogous#6E968F Analogous#6E7596 Triadic#966E89 Triadic#89966E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6E8996, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#839AA5 #95A8B2 #A9B9C1 #BECAD0 #D3DBDF #E4E9EC

Shades

#5E7682 #516670 #42535C #334047 #242E32 #181E21

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