#6E8B96 Color

#6E8B96 is rgb(110, 139, 150) in RGB and hsl(197, 16%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6E8B96

HEX#6E8B96

RGBrgb(110, 139, 150)

HSLhsl(197, 16%, 51%)

HSVhsv(197, 27%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.037 223)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 7%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6E8B96 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6E8B96 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6E8B96 Complementary#96796E Analogous#6E968D Analogous#6E7796 Triadic#966E8B Triadic#8B966E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6E8B96, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#839BA5 #95AAB2 #A9BAC1 #BECBD0 #D3DBDF #E4EAEC

Shades

#5E7882 #516870 #42555C #334147 #242E32 #181E21

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