#6da5b5

Color #6da5b5

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#6da5b5

RGB

rgb(109, 165, 181)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 32.7%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 39.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(64.56, -14.16, -14.05)

LCH

lch(64.56, 19.95, 224.78)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0631, 217.72)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 42.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b57d6d

Analogous

#6db5a1

#6da5b5

#6d81b5

Triadic

#6da5b5

#b56da5

#a5b56d

Split-complementary

#6da5b5

#b56d81

#b5a16d

Tetradic

#6da5b5

#7d6db5

#b57d6d

#a5b56d

Square

#6da5b5

#a16db5

#b57d6d

#81b56d

Shades

Color #6da5b5 mixed toward black.

#518fa0

#417280

#315660

#213940

#101d20

Tints

Color #6da5b5 mixed toward white.

#85b4c1

#9ec3ce

#b6d2da

#cee1e6

#e7f0f3

Tones

Color #6da5b5 mixed toward gray.

#73a2af

#799ea9

#7f9ba3

#85989d

#8b9497

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989b1 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#8681b0 · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#71aeae · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6da5b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6da5b5]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#6da5b5 (#6da5b5) is rgb(109, 165, 181) in RGB.

No, #6da5b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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