#6a969f

Color #6a969f

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6a969f

RGB

rgb(106, 150, 159)

HSL

hsl(190.2, 21.6%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.2, 33.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 5.7%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.32, -12.61, -9.52)

LCH

lch(59.32, 15.8, 217.05)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0496, 211.64)

HWB

hwb(190.2, 41.6%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f736a

Analogous

#6a9f8e

#6a969f

#6a7c9f

Triadic

#6a969f

#9f6a96

#969f6a

Split-complementary

#6a969f

#9f6a7c

#9f8e6a

Tetradic

#6a969f

#736a9f

#9f736a

#969f6a

Square

#6a969f

#8e6a9f

#9f736a

#7c9f6a

Shades

Color #6a969f mixed toward black.

#577e86

#45656b

#344c51

#233336

#11191b

Tints

Color #6a969f mixed toward white.

#83a8af

#9cb9bf

#b5cbcf

#cddcdf

#e6eeef

Tones

Color #6a969f mixed toward gray.

#6f939b

#739096

#778d92

#7c8a8d

#808889

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f809d · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#7d799c · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#6d9b9b · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a969f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a969f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#6a969f (#6a969f) is rgb(106, 150, 159) in RGB.

No, #6a969f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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