#6ca6be

Color #6ca6be

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.56 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6ca6be

RGB

rgb(108, 166, 190)

HSL

hsl(197.6, 38.7%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.6, 43.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.2%, 12.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(65.1, -12.54, -18.25)

LCH

lch(65.1, 22.14, 235.51)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0699, 226.04)

HWB

hwb(197.6, 42.4%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be846c

Analogous

#6cbead

#6ca6be

#6c7dbe

Triadic

#6ca6be

#be6ca6

#a6be6c

Split-complementary

#6ca6be

#be6c7d

#bead6c

Tetradic

#6ca6be

#846cbe

#be846c

#a6be6c

Square

#6ca6be

#ad6cbe

#be846c

#7dbe6c

Shades

Color #6ca6be mixed toward black.

#4c90ac

#3d738a

#2e5667

#1e3a45

#0f1d22

Tints

Color #6ca6be mixed toward white.

#84b5c9

#9dc4d4

#b5d2de

#cee1e9

#e6f0f4

Tones

Color #6ca6be mixed toward gray.

#73a3b7

#7aa0b0

#809da9

#879ba3

#8e989c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898ab9 · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#8681b7 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#70b4b3 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6ca6be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6ca6be]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6ca6be (#6ca6be) is rgb(108, 166, 190) in RGB.

No, #6ca6be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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