#6d999e

Color #6d999e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6d999e

RGB

rgb(109, 153, 158)

HSL

hsl(186.1, 20.2%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.1, 31%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 3.2%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(60.34, -13.6, -7.42)

LCH

lch(60.34, 15.49, 208.62)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0482, 204.92)

HWB

hwb(186.1, 42.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e726d

Analogous

#6d9e8b

#6d999e

#6d819e

Triadic

#6d999e

#9e6d99

#999e6d

Split-complementary

#6d999e

#9e6d81

#9e8b6d

Tetradic

#6d999e

#726d9e

#9e726d

#999e6d

Square

#6d999e

#8b6d9e

#9e726d

#819e6d

Shades

Color #6d999e mixed toward black.

#598186

#47676b

#354e50

#243436

#121a1b

Tints

Color #6d999e mixed toward white.

#85aaae

#9ebbbe

#b6cccf

#cedddf

#e7eeef

Tones

Color #6d999e mixed toward gray.

#71969a

#759396

#798f92

#7d8c8e

#82898a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82839d · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#807c9d · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#709c9c · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d999e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d999e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#6d999e (#6d999e) is rgb(109, 153, 158) in RGB.

No, #6d999e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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