#6b978e

Color #6b978e

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6b978e

RGB

rgb(107, 151, 142)

HSL

hsl(167.7, 17.5%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(167.7, 29.1%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 0%, 6%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(59.17, -16.96, -0.07)

LCH

lch(59.17, 16.96, 180.24)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0498, 180.58)

HWB

hwb(167.7, 42%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#976b74

Analogous

#6b9778

#6b978e

#6b8a97

Triadic

#6b978e

#8e6b97

#978e6b

Split-complementary

#6b978e

#976b8a

#97786b

Tetradic

#6b978e

#6b7497

#976b74

#978e6b

Square

#6b978e

#786b97

#976b74

#8a976b

Shades

Color #6b978e mixed toward black.

#597e77

#47655f

#354c47

#23332f

#121918

Tints

Color #6b978e mixed toward white.

#84a8a1

#9cbab4

#b5cbc7

#cedcd9

#e6eeec

Tones

Color #6b978e mixed toward gray.

#6f938c

#72908a

#768c88

#7a8885

#7d8583

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808190 · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#7e7a91 · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#6e9292 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b978e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b978e]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Frequently asked questions

#6b978e (#6b978e) is rgb(107, 151, 142) in RGB.

No, #6b978e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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