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#6B8D98

#6b8d98 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6b8d98 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 55.29% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.61% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 194.67°, with 17.93% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 7.16.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2444

Complementary

  1. #6b8d98
  2. #98766b

Split complementary

  1. #6b8d98
  2. #986b76
  3. #988c6b

Analogous

  1. #6b988c
  2. #6b8d98
  3. #6b7698

Triadic

  1. #6b8d98
  2. #986b8d
  3. #8d986b

Tetradic

  1. #6b8d98
  2. #766b98
  3. #98766b
  4. #8d986b

Square

  1. #6b8d98
  2. #8c6b98
  3. #98766b
  4. #76986b

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3a3e
  2. #4b646c
  3. #6b8d98
  4. #98b0b7
  5. #c5d2d7

Shades

#6b8d98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b8d98
  2. #607f89
  3. #56717a
  4. #4b636a
  5. #40555b
  6. #36474c
  7. #2b383d
  8. #202a2e
  9. #151c1e
  10. #0b0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b8d98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b8d98
  2. #7a98a2
  3. #89a4ad
  4. #97afb7
  5. #a6bbc1
  6. #b5c6cc
  7. #c4d1d6
  8. #d3dde0
  9. #e1e8ea
  10. #f0f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b8d98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b8d98
  2. #6d8c96
  3. #6f8a93
  4. #718991
  5. #73888e
  6. #76878c
  7. #78858a
  8. #7a8487
  9. #7c8385
  10. #7e8182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d8a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868b99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c9190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8c98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #778898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #638f93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b8d98 {
  color: #6b8d98;
}
Background
.bg-6b8d98 {
  background-color: #6b8d98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6b8d98 {
  border: 2px solid #6b8d98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b8d98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 141 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 18% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b8d98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b8d98, #6b7698);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b8d98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 141 152 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.16 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.36 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.36 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.19 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.19 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.47 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.99 #947267 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#6b8d98  rgb(107, 141, 152)  hsl(195, 18%, 51%)  Air Force Blue
#98766b  rgb(152, 118, 107)  hsl(15, 18%, 51%)  Beaver
#986b8d  rgb(152, 107, 141)  hsl(315, 18%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8d986b  rgb(141, 152, 107)  hsl(75, 18%, 51%)  Moss Green