#6a8485

Color #6a8485

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6a8485

RGB

rgb(106, 132, 133)

HSL

hsl(182.2, 11.3%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.2, 20.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 0.8%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(53.23, -9.03, -3.62)

LCH

lch(53.23, 9.73, 201.85)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.0299, 199.34)

HWB

hwb(182.2, 41.6%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#856b6a

Analogous

#6a8579

#6a8485

#6a7785

Triadic

#6a8485

#856a84

#84856a

Split-complementary

#6a8485

#856a77

#85796a

Tetradic

#6a8485

#6b6a85

#856b6a

#84856a

Square

#6a8485

#796a85

#856b6a

#77856a

Shades

Color #6a8485 mixed toward black.

#586e6f

#475859

#354243

#232c2c

#121616

Tints

Color #6a8485 mixed toward white.

#819a9b

#9baeaf

#b4c2c3

#cdd7d7

#e6ebeb

Tones

Color #6a8485 mixed toward gray.

#6c8283

#6f8081

#717e7e

#737c7c

#757a7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767685 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#757385 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#6b8585 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a8485;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a8485]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#6a8485 (#6a8485) is rgb(106, 132, 133) in RGB.

No, #6a8485 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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