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#6F9593 Color

#6F9593 is rgb(111, 149, 147) in RGB, hsl(177, 15%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6F9593
HEX#6F9593
RGBrgb(111, 149, 147)
HSLhsl(177, 15%, 51%)
HSVhsv(177, 26%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.042 192.1)
LABlab(58.84% -13.92 -3.44)
LCHlch(58.84% 14.34 193.87)

What #6F9593 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6F9593, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 6.09Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 8.36Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 9.01Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 9.65Mummy's Tomb#828E84ΔE 10.75Pewter#899499ΔE 10.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#6F9593 Channel Values

How #6F9593 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 111 · G 149 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 15% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 26% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6F9593 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6F9593 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6F9593

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6F9593; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6F9593
Complementary
#956F71
Analogous
#6F9580
Analogous
#6F8495
Triadic
#936F95
Triadic
#95936F
Split comp.
#956F84
Split comp.
#95806F

Tints & Shades of #6F9593

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84A4A2
#95B1B0
#AAC0BF
#BECFCE
#D3DEDE
#E5EBEB

Shades

#5F817F
#526F6E
#435B5A
#344645
#253231
#182020

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6F9593.

How #6F9593 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6F9593
Protanopia#8F8F93
Protanomaly#849293
Deuteranopia#8A8A94
Deuteranomaly#808E94
Tritanopia#6F9595
Tritanomaly#6F9594
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #6F9593 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6f9593: #6F9593;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6F9593;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6f9593': '#6F9593' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.584, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_6f9593">#6F9593</color>
SVG fillfill="#6F9593"

More Teal Colors

#6F9593 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6F9593 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6F9593?

#6F9593 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(111, 149, 147) in RGB and hsl(177, 15%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #6F9593?

#6F9593 is rgb(111, 149, 147) — red 111, green 149, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6F9593?

#6F9593 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6F9593 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6F9593 scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6F9593 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6F9593 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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