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#6A9486

#6a9486 ≈ Xanadu

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#6a9486 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 58.04% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.46% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 16.54% saturation and 49.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 7.4.

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Relative luminance0.2597

Complementary

  1. #6a9486
  2. #946a78

Split complementary

  1. #6a9486
  2. #946a8d
  3. #94716a

Analogous

  1. #6a9471
  2. #6a9486
  3. #6a8d94

Triadic

  1. #6a9486
  2. #866a94
  3. #94866a

Tetradic

  1. #6a9486
  2. #6a7894
  3. #946a78
  4. #94866a

Square

  1. #6a9486
  2. #716a94
  3. #946a78
  4. #8d946a

Monochromatic

  1. #2a3b35
  2. #4a675e
  3. #6a9486
  4. #96b4aa
  5. #c3d4ce

Shades

#6a9486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a9486
  2. #5f8579
  3. #55766b
  4. #4a685e
  5. #405950
  6. #354a43
  7. #2a3b36
  8. #202c28
  9. #151e1b
  10. #0b0f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a9486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a9486
  2. #799f92
  3. #88a99e
  4. #97b4aa
  5. #a6bfb6
  6. #b5cac3
  7. #c3d4cf
  8. #d2dfdb
  9. #e1eae7
  10. #f0f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a9486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a9486
  2. #6c9285
  3. #6e9085
  4. #718e84
  5. #738c84
  6. #758a83
  7. #778882
  8. #798682
  9. #7c8481
  10. #7e8281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8f89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918f85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f9590 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #839186 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e8e87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #64948c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a9486 {
  color: #6a9486;
}
Background
.bg-6a9486 {
  background-color: #6a9486;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a9486 {
  border: 2px solid #6a9486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a9486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 148 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 17% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a9486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a9486, #6a8d94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a9486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 148 134 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.40 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.02 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.47 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.97 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.62 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 11.96 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 12.37 #956b79 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Xanadu
#6a9486  rgb(106, 148, 134)  hsl(160, 17%, 50%)  Xanadu
#946a78  rgb(148, 106, 120)  hsl(340, 17%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#866a94  rgb(134, 106, 148)  hsl(280, 17%, 50%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#94866a  rgb(148, 134, 106)  hsl(40, 17%, 50%)  Beaver