#6a91a3

Color #6a91a3

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6a91a3

RGB

rgb(106, 145, 163)

HSL

hsl(198.9, 23.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.9, 35%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(58, -8.84, -13.79)

LCH

lch(58, 16.38, 237.34)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0508, 228.11)

HWB

hwb(198.9, 41.6%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a37c6a

Analogous

#6aa398

#6a91a3

#6a74a3

Triadic

#6a91a3

#a36a91

#91a36a

Split-complementary

#6a91a3

#a36a74

#a3986a

Tetradic

#6a91a3

#7c6aa3

#a37c6a

#91a36a

Square

#6a91a3

#986aa3

#a37c6a

#74a36a

Shades

Color #6a91a3 mixed toward black.

#557a8b

#44616f

#334953

#223137

#11181c

Tints

Color #6a91a3 mixed toward white.

#83a3b2

#9cb6c2

#b4c8d1

#cddae0

#e6edf0

Tones

Color #6a91a3 mixed toward gray.

#6f8f9e

#738d99

#788c95

#7d8a90

#82888b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d9f · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#7a779e · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#6c9c9b · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a91a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a91a3]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6a91a3 (#6a91a3) is rgb(106, 145, 163) in RGB.

No, #6a91a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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