#6c9a9e

Color #6c9a9e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 5.29 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6c9a9e

RGB

rgb(108, 154, 158)

HSL

hsl(184.8, 20.5%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.8, 31.6%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.6%, 2.5%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(60.58, -14.43, -7.08)

LCH

lch(60.58, 16.07, 206.13)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0499, 202.87)

HWB

hwb(184.8, 42.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e706c

Analogous

#6c9e89

#6c9a9e

#6c819e

Triadic

#6c9a9e

#9e6c9a

#9a9e6c

Split-complementary

#6c9a9e

#9e6c81

#9e896c

Tetradic

#6c9a9e

#706c9e

#9e706c

#9a9e6c

Square

#6c9a9e

#896c9e

#9e706c

#819e6c

Shades

Color #6c9a9e mixed toward black.

#588286

#47686b

#354e50

#233435

#121a1b

Tints

Color #6c9a9e mixed toward white.

#85abae

#9dbcbe

#b6cdcf

#cedddf

#e7eeef

Tones

Color #6c9a9e mixed toward gray.

#70979a

#749396

#799092

#7d8c8d

#818989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82839d · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#807c9d · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#6f9c9c · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c9a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c9a9e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#6c9a9e (#6c9a9e) is rgb(108, 154, 158) in RGB.

No, #6c9a9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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