#6E8C79 Color

#6E8C79 is rgb(110, 140, 121) in RGB and hsl(142, 12%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6E8C79

HEX#6E8C79

RGBrgb(110, 140, 121)

HSLhsl(142, 12%, 49%)

HSVhsv(142, 21%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.044 157)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6E8C79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6E8C79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6E8C79 Complementary#8C6E81 Analogous#728C6E Analogous#6E8C88 Triadic#796E8C Triadic#8C796E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6E8C79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#819C8B #95AC9E #A9BCB0 #BDCBC2 #D1DBD5 #E5EBE7

Shades

#607B6A #516759 #43564A #344239 #26312A #161D19

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