#6D8A8A
A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Gray.
About #6D8A8A
Visually, #6D8A8A is defined as a muted cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gray. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 138 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 46% black. With a hue angle of 180.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#6D8A8A
RGB109, 138, 138
HSL180.0°, 11.7%, 48.4%
CMYK21%, 0%, 0%, 46%
HSV180.0°, 21.0%, 54.1%
LAB55.3, -10.2, -3.4
XYZ20.0, 23.3, 27.5
Decimal7178890
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.72:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.65:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #6D8A8A;
}
.text-color {
color: #6D8A8A;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #6D8A8A;
}