#6b9eab

Color #6b9eab

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6b9eab

RGB

rgb(107, 158, 171)

HSL

hsl(192.2, 27.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.2, 37.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.4%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(62.1, -13.57, -12.15)

LCH

lch(62.1, 18.21, 221.84)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0574, 215.43)

HWB

hwb(192.2, 42%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab786b

Analogous

#6bab98

#6b9eab

#6b7eab

Triadic

#6b9eab

#ab6b9e

#9eab6b

Split-complementary

#6b9eab

#ab6b7e

#ab986b

Tetradic

#6b9eab

#786bab

#ab786b

#9eab6b

Square

#6b9eab

#986bab

#ab786b

#7eab6b

Shades

Color #6b9eab mixed toward black.

#548794

#436c76

#325159

#22363b

#111b1e

Tints

Color #6b9eab mixed toward white.

#84aeb9

#9cbec7

#b5ced5

#cedfe3

#e6eff1

Tones

Color #6b9eab mixed toward gray.

#709ba6

#7698a0

#7b949b

#809196

#868e90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485a8 · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#817da7 · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#6ea6a5 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b9eab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b9eab]

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

#6b9eab (#6b9eab) is rgb(107, 158, 171) in RGB.

No, #6b9eab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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