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#6C8E85

#6c8e85 ≈ Xanadu

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#6c8e85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.34% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 164.12°, 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 5.4.

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Relative luminance0.2423

Complementary

  1. #6c8e85
  2. #8e6c75

Split complementary

  1. #6c8e85
  2. #8e6c86
  3. #8e746c

Analogous

  1. #6c8e74
  2. #6c8e85
  3. #6c868e

Triadic

  1. #6c8e85
  2. #856c8e
  3. #8e856c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8e85
  2. #6c758e
  3. #8e6c75
  4. #8e856c

Square

  1. #6c8e85
  2. #746c8e
  3. #8e6c75
  4. #868e6c

Monochromatic

  1. #2a3734
  2. #4b635c
  3. #6c8e85
  4. #97b0a9
  5. #c2d1cd

Shades

#6c8e85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8e85
  2. #618078
  3. #56726a
  4. #4c635d
  5. #415550
  6. #364743
  7. #2b3935
  8. #202b28
  9. #161c1b
  10. #0b0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8e85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8e85
  2. #7b9991
  3. #89a59d
  4. #98b0aa
  5. #a7bbb6
  6. #b6c7c2
  7. #c4d2ce
  8. #d3ddda
  9. #e2e8e7
  10. #f0f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8e85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8e85
  2. #6e8d85
  3. #708b84
  4. #728a84
  5. #748883
  6. #768783
  7. #788682
  8. #7a8482
  9. #7c8381
  10. #7e8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d8a86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8a85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858586 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #638f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #808b85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c8985 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #678f89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8e85 {
  color: #6c8e85;
}
Background
.bg-6c8e85 {
  background-color: #6c8e85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8e85 {
  border: 2px solid #6c8e85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8e85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 142 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 14% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8e85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8e85, #6c868e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8e85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 142 133 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 5.40 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.22 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.11 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.60 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 12.25 #008080 Teal ΔE 12.94 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 13.26 #93717a Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#6c8e85  rgb(108, 142, 133)  hsl(164, 14%, 49%)  Xanadu
#8e6c75  rgb(142, 108, 117)  hsl(344, 14%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#856c8e  rgb(133, 108, 142)  hsl(284, 14%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#8e856c  rgb(142, 133, 108)  hsl(44, 14%, 49%)  Battleship Gray