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#6B8992

#6b8992 ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6b8992 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 53.73% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.71% cyan, 6.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 193.85°, with 15.42% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 7.11.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2309

Complementary

  1. #6b8992
  2. #92746b

Split complementary

  1. #6b8992
  2. #926b75
  3. #92886b

Analogous

  1. #6b9288
  2. #6b8992
  3. #6b7592

Triadic

  1. #6b8992
  2. #926b89
  3. #89926b

Tetradic

  1. #6b8992
  2. #746b92
  3. #92746b
  4. #89926b

Square

  1. #6b8992
  2. #886b92
  3. #92746b
  4. #75926b

Monochromatic

  1. #2a363a
  2. #4b6066
  3. #6b8992
  4. #97acb3
  5. #c3cfd3

Shades

#6b8992 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b8992
  2. #607b83
  3. #566e75
  4. #4b6066
  5. #405258
  6. #364549
  7. #2b373a
  8. #20292c
  9. #151b1d
  10. #0b0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b8992 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b8992
  2. #7a959d
  3. #89a1a8
  4. #97acb3
  5. #a6b8be
  6. #b5c4c9
  7. #c4d0d3
  8. #d3dcde
  9. #e1e7e9
  10. #f0f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b8992 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b8992
  2. #6d8890
  3. #6f878e
  4. #71868d
  5. #73858b
  6. #768589
  7. #788487
  8. #7a8385
  9. #7c8284
  10. #7e8182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b868a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838793 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8292 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f8c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8892 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #768592 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #648b8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b8992 {
  color: #6b8992;
}
Background
.bg-6b8992 {
  background-color: #6b8992;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6b8992 {
  border: 2px solid #6b8992;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b8992;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 137 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 15% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b8992 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b8992, #6b7592);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b8992 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 137 146 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.11 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.11 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.42 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.42 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.82 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.37 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.99 #94766d Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#6b8992  rgb(107, 137, 146)  hsl(194, 15%, 50%)  Light Slate Gray
#92746b  rgb(146, 116, 107)  hsl(14, 15%, 50%)  Beaver
#926b89  rgb(146, 107, 137)  hsl(314, 15%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink
#89926b  rgb(137, 146, 107)  hsl(74, 15%, 50%)  Moss Green