#6a8c8f

Color #6a8c8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6a8c8f

RGB

rgb(106, 140, 143)

HSL

hsl(184.9, 14.9%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.9, 25.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.9%, 2.1%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(55.89, -11.1, -5.48)

LCH

lch(55.89, 12.38, 206.28)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.0383, 202.88)

HWB

hwb(184.9, 41.6%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f6d6a

Analogous

#6a8f7f

#6a8c8f

#6a798f

Triadic

#6a8c8f

#8f6a8c

#8c8f6a

Split-complementary

#6a8c8f

#8f6a79

#8f7f6a

Tetradic

#6a8c8f

#6d6a8f

#8f6d6a

#8c8f6a

Square

#6a8c8f

#7f6a8f

#8f6d6a

#798f6a

Shades

Color #6a8c8f mixed toward black.

#587577

#475d5f

#354647

#232f30

#121718

Tints

Color #6a8c8f mixed toward white.

#82a0a2

#9bb3b5

#b4c6c7

#cdd9da

#e6ecec

Tones

Color #6a8c8f mixed toward gray.

#6d898c

#708789

#738486

#768283

#797f80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a8e · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#78768e · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#6c8e8e · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a8c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a8c8f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#6a8c8f (#6a8c8f) is rgb(106, 140, 143) in RGB.

No, #6a8c8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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