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#6C8399

#6c8399 ≈ Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6c8399 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 51.37% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.41% cyan, 14.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 209.33°, with 18.07% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2172

Complementary

  1. #6c8399
  2. #99826c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8399
  2. #996c6d
  3. #99996c

Analogous

  1. #6c9999
  2. #6c8399
  3. #6c6d99

Triadic

  1. #6c8399
  2. #996c83
  3. #83996c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8399
  2. #826c99
  3. #99826c
  4. #83996c

Square

  1. #6c8399
  2. #996c99
  3. #99826c
  4. #6d996c

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3640
  2. #4c5d6d
  3. #6c8399
  4. #99a9b8
  5. #c6cfd8

Shades

#6c8399 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8399
  2. #61768a
  3. #56697a
  4. #4c5c6b
  5. #414f5c
  6. #36424d
  7. #2b343d
  8. #20272e
  9. #161a1f
  10. #0b0d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8399 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8399
  2. #7b8fa3
  3. #899cad
  4. #98a8b8
  5. #a7b5c2
  6. #b6c1cc
  7. #c4cdd6
  8. #d3dae0
  9. #e2e6eb
  10. #f0f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8399 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8399
  2. #6e8397
  3. #708294
  4. #728292
  5. #74828f
  6. #76828d
  7. #78818a
  8. #7a8188
  9. #7c8185
  10. #7e8083
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79818b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b839a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757e99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f888a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75839a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #718099 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #648690 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8399 {
  color: #6c8399;
}
Background
.bg-6c8399 {
  background-color: #6c8399;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8399 {
  border: 2px solid #6c8399;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8399;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 131 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 18% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8399 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8399, #6c6d99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8399 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 131 153 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 2.71 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 2.71 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 3.02 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 3.02 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.18 #937c66 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#6c8399  rgb(108, 131, 153)  hsl(209, 18%, 51%)  Slate Gray
#99826c  rgb(153, 130, 108)  hsl(29, 18%, 51%)  Beaver
#996c83  rgb(153, 108, 131)  hsl(329, 18%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink
#83996c  rgb(131, 153, 108)  hsl(89, 18%, 51%)  Moss Green