#6D838A

A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Slategray.

About #6D838A

At its core, #6D838A is a medium and muted hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Slategray. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 131 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 5% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 194.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D838A
RGB109, 131, 138
HSL194.5°, 11.7%, 48.4%
CMYK21%, 5%, 0%, 46%
HSV194.5°, 21.0%, 54.1%
LAB53.3, -6.3, -6.4
XYZ19.0, 21.3, 27.2
Decimal7177098

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.99:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.26:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.81:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D838A; }
.text-color { color: #6D838A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D838A; }

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