#6b969f

Color #6b969f

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6b969f

RGB

rgb(107, 150, 159)

HSL

hsl(190.4, 21.3%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.4, 32.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.7%, 5.7%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.38, -12.32, -9.43)

LCH

lch(59.38, 15.51, 217.43)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0486, 212.06)

HWB

hwb(190.4, 42%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f746b

Analogous

#6b9f8e

#6b969f

#6b7c9f

Triadic

#6b969f

#9f6b96

#969f6b

Split-complementary

#6b969f

#9f6b7c

#9f8e6b

Tetradic

#6b969f

#746b9f

#9f746b

#969f6b

Square

#6b969f

#8e6b9f

#9f746b

#7c9f6b

Shades

Color #6b969f mixed toward black.

#577e87

#46656c

#344c51

#233336

#11191b

Tints

Color #6b969f mixed toward white.

#84a8af

#9cb9bf

#b5cbcf

#cedcdf

#e6eeef

Tones

Color #6b969f mixed toward gray.

#6f939b

#749096

#788e92

#7c8b8e

#818889

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80809d · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#7d7a9c · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#6e9b9b · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b969f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b969f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#6b969f (#6b969f) is rgb(107, 150, 159) in RGB.

No, #6b969f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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