#6997a0

Color #6997a0

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6997a0

RGB

rgb(105, 151, 160)

HSL

hsl(189.8, 22.4%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.8, 34.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.4%, 5.6%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(59.59, -13.19, -9.69)

LCH

lch(59.59, 16.37, 216.3)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0514, 211.06)

HWB

hwb(189.8, 41.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a07269

Analogous

#69a08e

#6997a0

#697ca0

Triadic

#6997a0

#a06997

#97a069

Split-complementary

#6997a0

#a0697c

#a08e69

Tetradic

#6997a0

#7269a0

#a07269

#97a069

Square

#6997a0

#8e69a0

#a07269

#7ca069

Shades

Color #6997a0 mixed toward black.

#567f87

#45666c

#334c51

#223336

#11191b

Tints

Color #6997a0 mixed toward white.

#82a8b0

#9bbac0

#b4cbd0

#cddcdf

#e6eeef

Tones

Color #6997a0 mixed toward gray.

#6e949b

#729197

#778e92

#7b8b8e

#808889

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80809e · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#7d799d · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#6c9c9c · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6997a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6997a0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#6997a0 (#6997a0) is rgb(105, 151, 160) in RGB.

No, #6997a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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