#6996ab

Color #6996ab

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.64 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6996ab

RGB

rgb(105, 150, 171)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 28.2%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 38.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.6%, 12.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(59.67, -9.77, -15.83)

LCH

lch(59.67, 18.6, 238.32)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.058, 228.64)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 41.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab7e69

Analogous

#69ab9f

#6996ab

#6975ab

Triadic

#6996ab

#ab6996

#96ab69

Split-complementary

#6996ab

#ab6975

#ab9f69

Tetradic

#6996ab

#7e69ab

#ab7e69

#96ab69

Square

#6996ab

#9f69ab

#ab7e69

#75ab69

Shades

Color #6996ab mixed toward black.

#537f93

#426576

#324c58

#21333b

#11191d

Tints

Color #6996ab mixed toward white.

#82a7b9

#9bb9c7

#b4cad5

#cddce3

#e6edf1

Tones

Color #6996ab mixed toward gray.

#6e94a5

#7492a0

#79909a

#7f8e95

#848c8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fa6 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#7c79a5 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#6ca2a1 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 14.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6996ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6996ab]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6996ab (#6996ab) is rgb(105, 150, 171) in RGB.

No, #6996ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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