#6c989e

Color #6c989e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.45 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6c989e

RGB

rgb(108, 152, 158)

HSL

hsl(187.2, 20.5%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.2, 31.6%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.6%, 3.8%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(59.99, -13.36, -7.95)

LCH

lch(59.99, 15.55, 210.76)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0484, 206.62)

HWB

hwb(187.2, 42.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e726c

Analogous

#6c9e8b

#6c989e

#6c7f9e

Triadic

#6c989e

#9e6c98

#989e6c

Split-complementary

#6c989e

#9e6c7f

#9e8b6c

Tetradic

#6c989e

#726c9e

#9e726c

#989e6c

Square

#6c989e

#8b6c9e

#9e726c

#7f9e6c

Shades

Color #6c989e mixed toward black.

#588086

#47676b

#354d50

#233335

#121a1b

Tints

Color #6c989e mixed toward white.

#85a9ae

#9dbabe

#b6cccf

#cedddf

#e7eeef

Tones

Color #6c989e mixed toward gray.

#70959a

#749296

#798f92

#7d8b8d

#818889

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#81829d · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#7f7b9c · ΔE 23.5

Tritanopia

#6f9b9b · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c989e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c989e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#6c989e (#6c989e) is rgb(108, 152, 158) in RGB.

No, #6c989e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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