#6E8C8B Color

#6E8C8B is rgb(110, 140, 139) in RGB and hsl(178, 12%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6E8C8B

HEX#6E8C8B

RGBrgb(110, 140, 139)

HSLhsl(178, 12%, 49%)

HSVhsv(178, 21%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.034 193.8)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6E8C8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6E8C8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6E8C8B Complementary#8C6E6F Analogous#6E8C7C Analogous#6E7E8C Triadic#8B6E8C Triadic#8C8B6E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6E8C8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#819C9B #95ACAB #A9BCBB #BDCBCB #D1DBDB #E5EBEB

Shades

#607B7A #516766 #435655 #344241 #263130 #161D1C

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