#6D8392

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Slategray.

About #6D8392

The precise color #6D8392 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Slategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 131, and 146.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 25% cyan and 10% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D8392
RGB109, 131, 146
HSL204.3°, 14.5%, 50.0%
CMYK25%, 10%, 0%, 43%
HSV204.3°, 25.3%, 57.3%
LAB53.6, -4.4, -10.7
XYZ19.6, 21.6, 30.3
Decimal7177106

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.95:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.31:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.78:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.52:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D8392; }
.text-color { color: #6D8392; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D8392; }

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