#6da8ab

Color #6da8ab

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 4.2 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6da8ab

RGB

rgb(109, 168, 171)

HSL

hsl(182.9, 27%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.9, 36.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.12, -18.31, -7.63)

LCH

lch(65.12, 19.84, 202.62)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0615, 199.88)

HWB

hwb(182.9, 42.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab706d

Analogous

#6dab8f

#6da8ab

#6d89ab

Triadic

#6da8ab

#ab6da8

#a8ab6d

Split-complementary

#6da8ab

#ab6d89

#ab8f6d

Tetradic

#6da8ab

#706dab

#ab706d

#a8ab6d

Square

#6da8ab

#8f6dab

#ab706d

#89ab6d

Shades

Color #6da8ab mixed toward black.

#559194

#447477

#335759

#223a3b

#111d1e

Tints

Color #6da8ab mixed toward white.

#85b7b9

#9ec5c7

#b6d4d5

#cee2e3

#e7f1f1

Tones

Color #6da8ab mixed toward gray.

#72a3a6

#779fa1

#7c9a9c

#829596

#879191

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

#8b8baa · ΔE 24.3

Deuteranopia

#8782aa · ΔE 26.8

Tritanopia

#71aaaa · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6da8ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6da8ab]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#6da8ab (#6da8ab) is rgb(109, 168, 171) in RGB.

No, #6da8ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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