#6ca4ad

Color #6ca4ad

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6ca4ad

RGB

rgb(108, 164, 173)

HSL

hsl(188.3, 28.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.3, 37.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(63.96, -15.98, -10.47)

LCH

lch(63.96, 19.1, 213.23)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.06, 208.57)

HWB

hwb(188.3, 42.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad756c

Analogous

#6cad96

#6ca4ad

#6c84ad

Triadic

#6ca4ad

#ad6ca4

#a4ad6c

Split-complementary

#6ca4ad

#ad6c84

#ad966c

Tetradic

#6ca4ad

#756cad

#ad756c

#a4ad6c

Square

#6ca4ad

#966cad

#ad756c

#84ad6c

Shades

Color #6ca4ad mixed toward black.

#548d96

#437178

#32555a

#22383c

#111c1e

Tints

Color #6ca4ad mixed toward white.

#84b3bb

#9dc2c8

#b5d2d6

#cee1e4

#e6f0f1

Tones

Color #6ca4ad mixed toward gray.

#71a0a8

#779ca2

#7c989d

#829497

#879092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888ab · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#8580aa · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#70a9a9 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6ca4ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6ca4ad]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#6ca4ad (#6ca4ad) is rgb(108, 164, 173) in RGB.

No, #6ca4ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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