#6fa9bf

Color #6fa9bf

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#6fa9bf

RGB

rgb(111, 169, 191)

HSL

hsl(196.5, 38.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.5, 41.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.9%, 11.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(66.15, -13.11, -17.21)

LCH

lch(66.15, 21.63, 232.7)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0683, 223.93)

HWB

hwb(196.5, 43.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf856f

Analogous

#6fbfad

#6fa9bf

#6f81bf

Triadic

#6fa9bf

#bf6fa9

#a9bf6f

Split-complementary

#6fa9bf

#bf6f81

#bfad6f

Tetradic

#6fa9bf

#856fbf

#bf856f

#a9bf6f

Square

#6fa9bf

#ad6fbf

#bf856f

#81bf6f

Shades

Color #6fa9bf mixed toward black.

#4d94ae

#3e768b

#2e5969

#1f3b46

#0f1e23

Tints

Color #6fa9bf mixed toward white.

#87b7ca

#9fc6d4

#b7d4df

#cfe2ea

#e7f1f4

Tones

Color #6fa9bf mixed toward gray.

#76a6b8

#7ca3b2

#83a0ab

#8a9da4

#909a9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cba · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#8884b9 · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#73b6b5 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6fa9bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6fa9bf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#6fa9bf (#6fa9bf) is rgb(111, 169, 191) in RGB.

No, #6fa9bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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