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#6A8E98

#6a8e98 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6a8e98 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 55.69% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.26% cyan, 6.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 193.04°, with 18.25% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 7.77.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2468

Complementary

  1. #6a8e98
  2. #98746a

Split complementary

  1. #6a8e98
  2. #986a77
  3. #988b6a

Analogous

  1. #6a988b
  2. #6a8e98
  3. #6a7798

Triadic

  1. #6a8e98
  2. #986a8e
  3. #8e986a

Tetradic

  1. #6a8e98
  2. #746a98
  3. #98746a
  4. #8e986a

Square

  1. #6a8e98
  2. #8b6a98
  3. #98746a
  4. #77986a

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3a3e
  2. #4a646b
  3. #6a8e98
  4. #97b0b7
  5. #c4d3d7

Shades

#6a8e98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a8e98
  2. #5f8089
  3. #55727a
  4. #4a636a
  5. #40555b
  6. #35474c
  7. #2a393d
  8. #202b2e
  9. #151c1e
  10. #0b0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a8e98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a8e98
  2. #7999a2
  3. #88a5ad
  4. #97b0b7
  5. #a6bbc1
  6. #b5c7cc
  7. #c3d2d6
  8. #d2dde0
  9. #e1e8ea
  10. #f0f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a8e98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a8e98
  2. #6c8d96
  3. #6e8b93
  4. #718a91
  5. #73888e
  6. #75878c
  7. #77868a
  8. #798487
  9. #7c8385
  10. #7e8182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d8b8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878c99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b9291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8d98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #788998 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #619094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a8e98 {
  color: #6a8e98;
}
Background
.bg-6a8e98 {
  background-color: #6a8e98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a8e98 {
  border: 2px solid #6a8e98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a8e98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 142 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 18% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a8e98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a8e98, #6a7798);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a8e98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 142 152 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.77 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.21 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.21 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.62 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.02 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.02 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.93 #957167 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#6a8e98  rgb(106, 142, 152)  hsl(193, 18%, 51%)  Air Force Blue
#98746a  rgb(152, 116, 106)  hsl(13, 18%, 51%)  Beaver
#986a8e  rgb(152, 106, 142)  hsl(313, 18%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8e986a  rgb(142, 152, 106)  hsl(73, 18%, 51%)  Moss Green