#6fa5bc

Color #6fa5bc

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.3 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6fa5bc

RGB

rgb(111, 165, 188)

HSL

hsl(197.9, 36.5%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.9, 41%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(41%, 12.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(64.9, -11.76, -17.43)

LCH

lch(64.9, 21.03, 235.99)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0661, 226.59)

HWB

hwb(197.9, 43.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc866f

Analogous

#6fbcac

#6fa5bc

#6f7ebc

Triadic

#6fa5bc

#bc6fa5

#a5bc6f

Split-complementary

#6fa5bc

#bc6f7e

#bcac6f

Tetradic

#6fa5bc

#866fbc

#bc866f

#a5bc6f

Square

#6fa5bc

#ac6fbc

#bc866f

#7ebc6f

Shades

Color #6fa5bc mixed toward black.

#4f8faa

#3f7288

#2f5666

#203944

#101d22

Tints

Color #6fa5bc mixed toward white.

#87b4c7

#9fc3d2

#b7d2dd

#cfe1e9

#e7f0f4

Tones

Color #6fa5bc mixed toward gray.

#75a2b6

#7ca0af

#829da9

#899ba2

#8f989c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8ab7 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#8782b5 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#72b3b2 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6fa5bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6fa5bc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6fa5bc (#6fa5bc) is rgb(111, 165, 188) in RGB.

No, #6fa5bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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