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#6A8387

#6a8387 ≈ Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6a8387 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 51.37% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.48% cyan, 2.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 188.28°, with 12.03% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 7.97.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2105

Complementary

  1. #6a8387
  2. #876e6a

Split complementary

  1. #6a8387
  2. #876a74
  3. #877c6a

Analogous

  1. #6a877c
  2. #6a8387
  3. #6a7487

Triadic

  1. #6a8387
  2. #876a83
  3. #83876a

Tetradic

  1. #6a8387
  2. #6e6a87
  3. #876e6a
  4. #83876a

Square

  1. #6a8387
  2. #7c6a87
  3. #876e6a
  4. #74876a

Monochromatic

  1. #273031
  2. #48595c
  3. #6a8387
  4. #93a7aa
  5. #becacc

Shades

#6a8387 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a8387
  2. #5f767a
  3. #55696c
  4. #4a5c5f
  5. #404f51
  6. #354244
  7. #2a3436
  8. #202729
  9. #151a1b
  10. #0b0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a8387 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a8387
  2. #798f93
  3. #889c9f
  4. #97a8ab
  5. #a6b5b7
  6. #b5c1c3
  7. #c3cdcf
  8. #d2dadb
  9. #e1e6e7
  10. #f0f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a8387 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a8387
  2. #6c8386
  3. #6e8286
  4. #718285
  5. #738284
  6. #758284
  7. #778183
  8. #798182
  9. #7c8181
  10. #7e8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #778082 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f8187 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7d87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #618584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #778287 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #747f87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #658485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a8387 {
  color: #6a8387;
}
Background
.bg-6a8387 {
  background-color: #6a8387;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a8387 {
  border: 2px solid #6a8387;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a8387;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 131 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 12% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a8387 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a8387, #6a7487);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a8387 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 131 135 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.97 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.97 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.54 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.54 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.83 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.10 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.10 #957c78 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#6a8387  rgb(106, 131, 135)  hsl(188, 12%, 47%)  Slate Gray
#876e6a  rgb(135, 110, 106)  hsl(8, 12%, 47%)  Copper Rose
#876a83  rgb(135, 106, 131)  hsl(308, 12%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#83876a  rgb(131, 135, 106)  hsl(68, 12%, 47%)  Xanadu