#6c8d8f

Color #6c8d8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.26 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6c8d8f

RGB

rgb(108, 141, 143)

HSL

hsl(183.4, 13.9%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.4, 24.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 1.4%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(56.31, -11.01, -4.84)

LCH

lch(56.31, 12.03, 203.73)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.0371, 200.83)

HWB

hwb(183.4, 42.4%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f6e6c

Analogous

#6c8f7f

#6c8d8f

#6c7b8f

Triadic

#6c8d8f

#8f6c8d

#8d8f6c

Split-complementary

#6c8d8f

#8f6c7b

#8f7f6c

Tetradic

#6c8d8f

#6e6c8f

#8f6e6c

#8d8f6c

Square

#6c8d8f

#7f6c8f

#8f6e6c

#7b8f6c

Shades

Color #6c8d8f mixed toward black.

#5a7577

#485e5f

#364647

#242f30

#121718

Tints

Color #6c8d8f mixed toward white.

#84a0a2

#9db3b5

#b5c6c7

#ced9da

#e6ecec

Tones

Color #6c8d8f mixed toward gray.

#6f8a8c

#728889

#758586

#788383

#7b8080

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c8f · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#7a778e · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#6e8e8e · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 12.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c8d8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c8d8f]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#6c8d8f (#6c8d8f) is rgb(108, 141, 143) in RGB.

No, #6c8d8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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