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#6C8E84

#6c8e84 ≈ Xanadu

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#6c8e84 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 55.69% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.04% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 162.35°, with 13.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.242

Complementary

  1. #6c8e84
  2. #8e6c76

Split complementary

  1. #6c8e84
  2. #8e6c87
  3. #8e736c

Analogous

  1. #6c8e73
  2. #6c8e84
  3. #6c878e

Triadic

  1. #6c8e84
  2. #846c8e
  3. #8e846c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8e84
  2. #6c768e
  3. #8e6c76
  4. #8e846c

Square

  1. #6c8e84
  2. #736c8e
  3. #8e6c76
  4. #878e6c

Monochromatic

  1. #2a3733
  2. #4b635c
  3. #6c8e84
  4. #97b0a8
  5. #c2d1cc

Shades

#6c8e84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8e84
  2. #618077
  3. #56726a
  4. #4c635c
  5. #41554f
  6. #364742
  7. #2b3935
  8. #202b28
  9. #161c1a
  10. #0b0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8e84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8e84
  2. #7b9990
  3. #89a59d
  4. #98b0a9
  5. #a7bbb5
  6. #b6c7c2
  7. #c4d2ce
  8. #d3ddda
  9. #e2e8e6
  10. #f0f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8e84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8e84
  2. #6e8d84
  3. #708b83
  4. #728a83
  5. #748882
  6. #768782
  7. #788682
  8. #7a8481
  9. #7c8381
  10. #7e8180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d8a86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8a84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858585 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #648f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #808b84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c8984 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #678f88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8e84 {
  color: #6c8e84;
}
Background
.bg-6c8e84 {
  background-color: #6c8e84;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8e84 {
  border: 2px solid #6c8e84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8e84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 142 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 14% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8e84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8e84, #6c878e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8e84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 142 132 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 5.25 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.48 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.88 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.73 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 12.28 #008080 Teal ΔE 13.05 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 13.19 #93717b Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#6c8e84  rgb(108, 142, 132)  hsl(162, 14%, 49%)  Xanadu
#8e6c76  rgb(142, 108, 118)  hsl(342, 14%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#846c8e  rgb(132, 108, 142)  hsl(282, 14%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#8e846c  rgb(142, 132, 108)  hsl(42, 14%, 49%)  Battleship Gray