#6a8d8f

Color #6a8d8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6a8d8f

RGB

rgb(106, 141, 143)

HSL

hsl(183.2, 14.9%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.2, 25.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.9%, 1.4%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(56.18, -11.65, -5.04)

LCH

lch(56.18, 12.69, 203.39)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0391, 200.66)

HWB

hwb(183.2, 41.6%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f6c6a

Analogous

#6a8f7e

#6a8d8f

#6a7a8f

Triadic

#6a8d8f

#8f6a8d

#8d8f6a

Split-complementary

#6a8d8f

#8f6a7a

#8f7e6a

Tetradic

#6a8d8f

#6c6a8f

#8f6c6a

#8d8f6a

Square

#6a8d8f

#7e6a8f

#8f6c6a

#7a8f6a

Shades

Color #6a8d8f mixed toward black.

#587677

#475e5f

#354747

#232f30

#121818

Tints

Color #6a8d8f mixed toward white.

#82a1a2

#9bb4b5

#b4c6c7

#cdd9da

#e6ecec

Tones

Color #6a8d8f mixed toward gray.

#6d8a8c

#708789

#738586

#768283

#797f80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b8f · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#79768e · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#6c8e8e · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a8d8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a8d8f]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#6a8d8f (#6a8d8f) is rgb(106, 141, 143) in RGB.

No, #6a8d8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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