#6b9aa6

Color #6b9aa6

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6b9aa6

RGB

rgb(107, 154, 166)

HSL

hsl(192.2, 24.9%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.2, 35.5%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.5%, 7.2%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(60.77, -12.71, -11.32)

LCH

lch(60.77, 17.02, 221.69)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0535, 215.41)

HWB

hwb(192.2, 42%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6776b

Analogous

#6ba694

#6b9aa6

#6b7ca6

Triadic

#6b9aa6

#a66b9a

#9aa66b

Split-complementary

#6b9aa6

#a66b7c

#a6946b

Tetradic

#6b9aa6

#776ba6

#a6776b

#9aa66b

Square

#6b9aa6

#946ba6

#a6776b

#7ca66b

Shades

Color #6b9aa6 mixed toward black.

#55828e

#446872

#334e55

#223439

#111a1c

Tints

Color #6b9aa6 mixed toward white.

#84abb5

#9cbcc4

#b5ccd2

#cedde1

#e6eef0

Tones

Color #6b9aa6 mixed toward gray.

#7097a1

#75949c

#7a9197

#7f8e92

#848b8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282a3 · ΔE 20.9

Deuteranopia

#7f7ca3 · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#6ea1a0 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b9aa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b9aa6]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#6b9aa6 (#6b9aa6) is rgb(107, 154, 166) in RGB.

No, #6b9aa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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